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An aerial view of Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters operating in a landing zone during a composite squadron training exercise. The helicopters are based at Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay

A ground crewman services an engine of a Naval Air Reserve Patrol Squadron 64 (VP-64) P-3 Orion aircraft during active duty training

A U.S. Navy Military Police boat from Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, patrols the base on Aug. 18, 2006. The boats provide security at waterways and harbor around-the-clock to protect U.S. Navy and foreign ships ported here at NS Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications SPECIALIST 1ST Class Dennis C. Cantrell) (Released)

The Honorable Linda Lingle, right, Governor of Hawaii, listens to speakers at the USMC Officer Ball, celebrating the 228th anniversary of the founding of the Marine Corps

During a Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics (DACT) Exercise over the islands of Hawaii, members of the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, prepare their KC-135 for refueling missions for the participants

Front row guests LGEN Royal N. Moore, Commanding General, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; ADM Robert J. Kelly, Commander in CHIEF, U.S. Pacific Fleet; and Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III and their wives chat before Survivor's Day ceremonies at the USS ARIZONA Memorial Visitors Center. The event honors the sailors and Marines of the battleships that were sunk or damaged in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor

The US Navys (USN) newest and most advanced USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS CHUNG-HOON (DDG 93), sits moored at Ford Island after arriving at her new homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI). After the arrival, the ships crew will prepare for their commissioning ceremony on September 18th. The ship is named in honor of Rear Admiral (RADM) (upper half) Gordon Paie'a Chung-Hoon, born and raised in Hawaii (HI) and awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star for gallantry as Commanding Officer (CO) of USN Fletcher Class Destroyer USS SIGSBEE (DD 502) during the Battle of Okinawa. RADM Chung-Hoon was also assigned to USS ARIZONA during the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor

American officers survey the crowd assembled to greet the visiting Chinese training vessel ZHENG HE. The oiler USS CIMARRON (AO 177) is moored behind the ZHENG HE

A US Marine from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), readies a TOW missile launcher for a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii. Another HMMWV is visible in the background

US Marines from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, Weapons Company, aboard High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) fire 50 Caliber guns during a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii

The Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force JDS YAMAGIRI (TV 3515) is assisted by a tugboat as it enters U.S. Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Aug. 18, 2006. More than 1,000 Japanese Sailors are visiting Pearl Harbor during a worldwide training and international relations cruise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications SPECIALIST 1ST Class Dennis C. Cantrell) (Released)

Tom Brokaw (left), NBC Nightly News Anchorman, poses for a picture with former U.S. Army 2nd LT. Lana Contar-Benning, the last living nurse from Hickman Field, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 2006, during the the joint Navy/National Park Service ceremony commemorating the 65th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. More than 1,500 Pearl Harbor survivors, their families and their friends from around the nation joined the more than 2,000 distiguished guests and the general public for the annual Pearl Harbor observance. (U.S. Navy photo by CHIEF Communication SPECIALIST Don Bray) (Released)