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US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace Gregson gives a birthday message to fellow officers, at the USMC Officer Ball, celebrating the 228th anniversary of the founding of the Marine Corps

United States Aviation Electronics Technician (AW/NAS) Scott A. Wells (right) from squadron VP-47 answers questions posed by Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) LT Lee Gun Chul (with book in hand) and his crew of squadron VP-613 during the exercise RIMPAC '98

A Vietnam Veteran lets the MIA/POW flag wave beside the rear entrance ramp to a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III that brought the remains of his American comrades home. The reparation ceremony was held on August 29th, 2000 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) from the USMC 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR), Charlie Company (C CO) disembark from a US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC) craft after landing at a beach at Bellows Air Force Station (AFS), Hawaii (HI), during an amphibious assault training during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006. The exercise designed to increase the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined sea operations. RIMPAC 2006 brings together military forces from Australia (AUS), Canada (CAN), Chile (CHL), Peru (PER), Japan (JPN), the Republic of Korea (KOR), United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US)

A ROK Army Guard salutes the casket of what is believed to contain the first of five U.S. soldiers killed in the Korean War who were repatriated during a ceremony at the Panmunjom Freedom House. A delegation of United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) officials received the remains from North Korean officials during the eighth repatriation ceremony held since joint search and recovery operations began in Korea in 1996. The five sets of remains brings the total returned to 19. Kim Yong-kyu, a spokesman for the U.N. command said the remains were recovered from Gaechon City, about 50 miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S. 2nd Infantry Division suffered nearly 5,000...

President George Bush speaks with guests as he prepares to depart from the USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL following an observance commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

A U.S. Navy monument marks the impact site of Japanese pilot LT. Iida, who crashed during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Survivors and media took part in a joint U.S. Navy/National Park Service ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 3, 2006. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Daniel A. Barker) (Released)

The fast combat support ship USS CAMDEN (AOE-2) conducts a routine underway replenishment operation with the guided missile cruiser USS ANTIETAM (CG-54) and the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) off the coast of Hawaii

ADM Sylvester R. Foley Jr. speaks during the ceremonies marking his assumption of command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Seated behind him is CHIEF of Naval Operations ADM Thomas B. Hayward, left, and CHIEF of Naval Operations Designate ADM James D. Watkins

Marines from Battery, B, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Brigade, set up a M101 105 mm howitzer during Operation ZULU WARRIOR, taking place at the Pakalula Training Area

Crewmen from the salvage ship USS CONSERVER (ARS-39) position a tire in the water, as they prepare to begin salvage operations on a Coast Guard boat that sank when hurricane Iwa passed through the area

Crew members man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) as the ship passes the USS ARIZONA Memorial