PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2007) - Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Antietam and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transit in formation during a joint photo exercise with Kitty Hawk and Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups concluding Valiant Shield 2007. The exercise featured 15 ships as well as 17 aircraft from the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. John C. Stennis, Kitty Hawk and Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups are participating in Valiant Shield 2007, the largest joint exercise in the Pacific this year. Held in the Guam operating area, the exercise includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph R. Vincent
