2006

Vice Admiral Barry Costello, Commander, U.S. Third Fleet poses for a grop photo with crew members onboard the ROK Ship Munmu the Great. Munmu the Great is currently operation off the coast of Hawaii in support of RIMPAC 06. U.S. Navy photo by MC2(AW) Grant P. Ammon.

Admirals and Generals from various Rim of the Pacific countries pose for a group photo before the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006 kickoff briefing. U.S. Navy Photo by PH2(AW) Grant P. Ammon.

Vice Admiral Barry Costello, Commander, U.S. Third Fleet speaks to the crew of USS OKANE . OKANE is currently operating off the coast of Hawaii in support of RIMPAC 06. U.S. Navy photo by MC2(AW) Grant P. Ammon.

ice Admiral Barry Costello, Commander, U.S. THIRD FLEET greets Cmdr. Gary Lanton, Commanding Officer of Her Majesties Australian Ship (HMAS) Rankin. Vice Admiral Costello toured HMAS Rankin during the in port phase of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006 exercise. U.S. Navy Photo by PH2(AW)...

Vice Admiral Barry Costello, Commander, U.S. Third Fleet is serverd lunch onboard the ROK Ship Munmu the Great. Munmu the Great is currently operation off the coast of Hawaii in support of RIMPAC 06. U.S. Navy photo by MC2(AW) Grant P. Ammon.

Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, Hawaii -- An Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) from the 3rd Marines returns to sea after completing a beach assault exercise at Kaneohe Marine Corps Base during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) '06. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Brandon A. Teeples.

A High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMWV) disembarks a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) for mission support as part of an amphibious assault during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Marcos T. Hernandez

U.S. Marines from the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, Charlie Company navigates Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) at Bellows Air Force Station during an amphibious assault for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rebecca J. Moat.

Pacific Ocean - Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) spell out "RIMPAC 2006" on Lincoln’s flight deck.. To commemorate the last day of RIMPAC, participating country's naval vessels fell into ranks for a photo exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Mass...

Amphibious landing operation during Exercise Steadfast Jaguar 2006 by NATO Response Force (NRF)

AWACS Aircraft at Air Component in Sal during Exercise Steadfast Jaguar by NATO Response Force (NRF)

Spanish troops during Exercise Steadfast Jaguar 2006 by NATO Response Force (NRF)

Air Component in Sal, F-16 Fighting Falcon during Exercise Steadfast Jaguar 2006 by NATO Response Force (NRF)

Air Component in Sal, F-16 Fighting Falcon during Exercise Steadfast Jaguar 2006 by NATO Response Force (NRF)

Airmen from the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, load a patient onto an HH-60 Pave Hawk during a combat search and rescue mission for exercise Northern Edge 2006 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, on Tuesday, June 6, 2006. Northern Edge is a joint training exercise hosted by Alaskan...

Guam (June 20, 2006) - Sailors assigned to Navy Special Warfare (NSW) units fast rope from an HH-60H helicopter assigned "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2) during simulated Strike Warfare missions over the island of Guam. HS-2, part of Carrier Air Wing...

Pacific Ocean (June 21, 2006) - Sailors signal to a shooter that an F/A-18C Hornet is ready to launch from the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during flight operations. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006. Valiant Shield focuses on...

Pacific Ocean (June 21, 2006) - Sailors wait in the shade of an E/A-6B Prowler for the next launch cycle to begin aboard the conventionally-powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during Exercise Valiant Shield 2006. Valiant Shield focuses on integrated joint training among U.S. military...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Weapons maintainers remove a targeting pod from an F-15C Eagle at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam June 22, 2006 during Exercise Valiant Shield 2006. The weapons maintainers and the F-15 are from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Valiant Shield 2006 is an intergraded...