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A starboard bow view of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame Class Destroyer SAMIDIRE (D 106) (left), underway exiting the harbor at Navy Base (NB) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI) for the start of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006 Exercises. RIMPAC is the largest biennial maritime exercise, which brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the US

A Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) F-14A Tomcat aircraft stands by for launch aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) during flight operations near Hawaii

Members of the supply department on board the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) move hazmat material out onto one of the elevators in preparation for off loading the plastic storage trash as the ship docks at the Naval Base. The Navy does not dump trash at sea but returns it to shore for proper disposal

US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopters, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363), Red Lions, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), approach a landing zone to insert a 3rd Marine Regiment (MAR REGT) rescue force during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel event in support of Exercise RIM OF THE PACIFIC (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This year's exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined...

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. T. G. Alexander, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, prepares to make an offering during a Lion Dance following the arrival of two Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Navy ships, the Luhu Class (Type 052) Guided Missile Destroyer QINGDAO (DDG 113) and the Fuquing Class Replenishment Ship HONGZEHU (AOR 881) at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for a three-day Goodwill Visit on Sept. 6, 2006. The visit provides an excellent opportunity to enhance cooperation between the two navies and underscores the United States commitment to supporting ongoing cooperative efforts in the Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by CHIEF Mass Communication SPECIALIST David Rush) (Released)

Retired CAPT Donald K. Ross, left, and retired CAPT Joseph K. Taussig Jr. confer during the Survivors Day program at the USS Arizona Memorial. The program is part of the observance of the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The two men were stationed aboard the battleship USS NEVADA on the day of the attack. For their actions on that day, Ross was awarded the Medal of Honor and Taussig the Navy Cross

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Fred Cheney shows Air Force Board members equipment that is used in the field by 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii

A US Navy diver assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (MDSU-1) uses a soap and water solution, to check for air leaks on the diving helmet of a fellow diver, aboard the Crowley 450-10 barge during recovery operations for the Japanese fishing vessel Ehime Maru off the coast of Hawaii

General Charles C. Krulak, 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps, and his wife, Zandi, receive compliments from Marine Forces Pacific Commanding General, Lieutenant General Carlton Fulford at the Officers' Club at Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. This is the commandant's farewell tour to Marine Forces Pacific before his retirement

A view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS INDIANAPOLIS (SSN-697) and the salvage ship USS CONSERVER (ARS-39) moored abreast, as seen from the crows nest of the CONSERVER. The ships are in port to provide assistance after hurricane Iwa passed through the area

A marine from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment awaits the next stage of fire with the breach open on a M198 155mm Towed Howitzer during a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

The barge of ADM Charles R. Larson, commander in chief, U.S. Pacific Command, transports President George Bush and Mrs. Bush toward the pier following their visit to the USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL. The president will present a speech as part of an observance commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor