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Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III salutes as he arrives at the U.S. Pacific Command, change of command ceremony where he relieved Navy Adm. Robert F. Willard of command March 9, 2012, at Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu.

Ken Bruner, U.S. Pacific Command science and technology adviser, gives opening remarks at the 2012 Pacific Operational Science and Technology Conference on March 19, 2012, in Honolulu.

Vice Adm. Scott Swift, right, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, escorts Adm. Samuel Locklear, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, for a visit aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). (U.S. Navy pho More

Side boys render honors as Adm. Samuel Locklear, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, crosses the quarterdeck during his visit aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass More

U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Duane D. Thiessen (center), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, commanding general, and Philippine Air Force Brig. Gen. Edgar R. Fallorina (right), Villamor Air Base commander, walk toward t More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Faulkner, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 crew chief, communicates with pilots prior to take off during Exercise Balikatan 2012, April 22, at Villamor Air Base in Manila, Phi More

Philippine Marine Lt. Gen. Juancho M. Sabban (left), Western Command commander, and U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Duane D. Thiessen, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, commanding general, salute while the Philippine and More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cody R. Nelson, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force combat shooting team, fires at 300 meter targets during the first day of competition at the 2012 Australian Army Skills at the Arms Meeting More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cody R. Nelson, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force combat shooting team, records his score while firing at 300 meter targets during the first day of competition at the 2012 Australian Army Sk More

U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, assemble on the firing range to listen to a safety briefing during the opening day of the 2012 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting, May 7 in Puckap More

Belts of 7.62mm ammunition is prepared and ready to be distributed to international competitors prior to an international machine gun shooting match at the 2012 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting, May 9 in P More

Service members from Indonesia, Australia, U.S., and United Kingdom receive a range safety briefing prior to a M9 pistol competition at the 2012 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting May 9 in Puckapunyal, Austr More

People's Liberation Army Senior Col. Wang (left) from the Beijing Military Region, People's Republic of China, looks through the optic of a M4 service rifle while speaking with U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Travis W. More

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Martin Dankanich, officer in charge and team captain of III Marine Expeditionary Force combat shooting team, speaks with Australian Defense Force Chief of Army Lt. Gen. More

U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Adams, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, sprints 200-meters toward a 200-meter firing line during the start of a military biathlon competition at the 2012 Australian Army Skill at More

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Travis Gorbey, (left) and Cpl. Brandon Riles, (right) secure a U.S. flag May 27, 2012, during the USS Arizona Memorial 50th anniversary commemoration ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial More

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta shakes the hand of Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew J. Burrel after presenting him with a Joint Service Achievement Medal at U.S. Pacific Command headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith, More

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Robin M. Watters, U.S. Pacific Command, chief of staff, escorts Deputy Defense Secretary Dr. Ashton B. Carter aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63) memorial July 7, 2012, for a tour and to meet wi More

Staff Sgt. Jaime Poole, petroleum laboratory noncommissioned officer, 505th Quartermaster Battalion, opens a hatch to get a fuel sample. The unit averages about 90 missions a year which half are coordinated wit More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz talks with Commander of U.S. Pacific Command Adm. Samuel J, Locklear prior to the Pacific Air Forces change of command ceremony, Aug. 3, 2012, at Joint Base Pearl H More

Brig. Gen. Stephen K. Curda with son, Major pose after Major assisted his father in donning his general’s belt, shortly after Curda’s promotion ceremony to the rank of brigadier general, under the hand of U.S. More

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Nathan Nastase, 3rd Marine Regiment Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, gives opening remarks to Wounded Warriors, and Honolulu civilian community members Aug. 20, More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Steve Monsour, director of communications and commander of troops for Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii stands at parade rest during an Aug. 27, 2012, Congressional Gold Me More

U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Bowles and Sgt. Randal Busick, combat medics assigned to Schofield Barracks Health Clinic, check for an exit wound on a simulated casualty during the combat trauma portion of the 2012 Paci More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Lollino, a combat medics assigned to Bravo Company, Tripler Army Medical Center, descends from a 35-foot rope climb during the best medic fitness test portion of the 2012 Pacific Reg More

U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Runyan, a combat medic assigned to Schofield Barracks Health Clinic, prepares his medical gear prior to starting the third day of the 2012 Pacific Regional Medical Command Best Medic Compe More

Students and instructors display graduation certificates at the first graduation of the Humanitarian Mine Action Program’s medical training at Cambodia’s Institute for Peacekeeping Forces, Mine and Explosive Re More

U.S. Army soldiers from Warrior Transition Battalion, Schofield Barracks Hawaii and U.S. Marines from Wounded Warrior Battalion-West Detachment Hawaii, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay gathered for a frien More

Charles W. Beadling, left, director of the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine, greets Dante Lantin, (center) assistant secretary of the Philippine Department of Transportation and Communic More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Mallory Turner (left) and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thomas Bachtel (right), Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honor Guardsmen carry the POW/MIA flag and the American flag a More

U.S. Army Spc. Geoffery Lovan, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, fires a M240L Medium Machine Gun Sept. 1 More

U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, "Gimlets" 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, practice door breaching techniques with the 66th Engineer Company More

U.S. Army Spc. Nathaniel Laport, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, throws a M67 fragmentation grenade, Se More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Tyler Mihalic and Spc. Warren Feeley, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, collect .50-caliber ammunition Sept. 19, 20 More

U.S. Army soldiers from Bravo Company 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, "Gimlets" 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, prepare and resupply 120 mm mortar rounds prior to a fire mission More

A M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, "Gimlets" are conducting a month-long exercise at the More

Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, met with Thailand Chief of Defense Force Gen. Thanasak Patimaprakorn at the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters in Bangkok to discuss ways to str More

A 247th MP player prepares to hit the ball during the the United States Army Japan, Torii Station intramural softball championships. The 505th defeated the 247th MP Co., 21-11 in six innings under mercy rule. I More

A Department of the Army civilian points to the top of the spreader, an extension of a heavy load equipment vehicle, to Command Sgt. Maj. Leonard Pitts, command sergeant major, 83rd Ordnance Battalion, and Comm More

Daniel K. Inouye, U.S. senator, U.S. Navy Capt. Jeffrey James, commander, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and U.S. Navy Adm. Frank Ponds, commander of Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, More

Master Sgt. Kevin Jenkins, battalion maintenance supervisor, 83rd Ordnance Battalion, writes down a few English words for Japanese soldiers during an English class.

"Safety Idols" Spc. Bailey Brooks (left), Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery, and Spc. Joseph Olson (right), Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery, dance as Command Sgt. M More

Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, launches rounds down range during Orient Shield 12 exercise at Aibano Training Area, Japan. Orient Shield is a bilateral tactical field-training exercise host More

Col. Sheila Bryant, commander, 10th Regional Support Group, leads her soldiers during the Kadena Special Olympics 24 Hour Jog-A-Thon.

Hundreds of active duty military and veterans gather at the punchbowl memorial for a Nov. 11, 2012, Veterans Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. (Department of Defense pho More

Left to right, Max Cleland, secretary of American Battlefield Monuments Commission, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Gene Castagnetti render honors during the playing of the More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Redmond Ramos practices the 100-meter dash Nov. 13, 2012, during the first Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu Hawaii. Wounded, ill and i More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Max Rohn takes a water break after warming up for track and field practice Nov. 14, 2012, during the first Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hon More

Master Sgt. James A. Young, signal non-commissioned officer in charge, 10th Regional Support Group, welcomes soldiers and airmen to the joint communications training at Torii Station’s Training Support Center. More

Air Force Col. Steven P. McCain, chaplain, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, speaks to soldiers, airmen and family members during a prayer breakfast at Torii's Havana club. The 10th Regional Support Group Chaplain's More

A joint service honor guard presents the colors during the U.S. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Arrival Ceremony, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Nov. 30, 2012, to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identiti More

U.S. Air Force Col. Johnny Roscoe, 15th Wing commander, shakes hands with Air Force Col. Dann S. Carlson deputy commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, after throwing the switch to light the Freedo More

Retired Col. David M. Casmus (left) attends the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command’s 2012 St. Barbara’s Day Ball on Dec. 6, 2012, in Honolulu. Casmus has been the honorary colonel for the 94th Air Defens More

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Anthony Jackson, food service technician, 10th Regional Support Group, explains food service management techniques to food service personnel during a course at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Ja More

Lt. Col. John Moore, staff judge advocate, 10th Regional Support Group, references a legal term in a manual to Capt. Lawrence Indyk, trial counsel, 10th RSG. The 10th RSG Legal Office was awarded the Department More

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Gene Castagnetti, cemetery director, escorts President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama to their seats as they arrive at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific fo More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kevin D. McCarley, commander, 83rd Ordnance Battalion, addresses community leaders during the unit's New Year's Reception at the Harbor Club in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan, Jan. 16, 2013. McCarley More

U.S. Army Sgt. Alexandra Tuitasi, center, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, marches underneath a victory arch during a nonc More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Anthony G. Crutchfield, U.S. Army Chief of Staff, U.S. Pacific Command, Army Maj. Gen. Rodger Mathews, U.S. Army Pacific deputy commander, Air Force Maj. Gen. Darryll Wong, adjutant general More

U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, traverse a winding dirt road toward a mock Afghan village, Feb. 5, 2013, More

Builder 3rd Class John Montecalvo, right, and Builder 2nd Class Christopher Murray, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 Construction Civic Action Detail Timor Leste, brief U.S. Ambassador to More

Cpl. Richard L. Wilder, part of the forward command element staff for Exercise Guahan Shield, practices Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques Feb. 13, 2013, on NCTS, Guam. Exercise Guahan Shield will fac More

Cpl. Carlos H. Leza, Motor Transport Operator for Combat Logistics Detachment 39, holds the guide-on during a formation during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield will facilitate multiservice engagements, se More

Participants jump over an obstacle during the 19th annual Swamp Romp at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Feb. 16, 2013. The "romp" took competitors through a grueling five-mile course of mud, obst More

Thousands of competitors gather to participate in the 19th annual "Swamp Romp," Feb. 16, 2013, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, in Kaneohe Bay, Kailua, Hawaii. The Swamp Romp is an annual team running event that is More

U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Locklear III, the commander of U.S. Pacific Command, tours the Mission Command Training Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 22, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ryan Hallock/Released)

U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Locklear, left, the commander of U.S. Pacific Command, shares a light moment with Soldiers assigned to the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division during his visit to Joint More

Marine Cpl. Vilma F. Selage, a water support technician with Combat Logistics Detachment 39, and Lance Cpl. Maricus D. Hubbard, a Heavy Equipment Operator also with CLD 39, change a water main Feb. 26 on Anders More

Roy W. Moore show Marines involved with Exercise Guahan shield under the hood of a Korean War-era truck Feb. 27 at the Pacific War Museum. Exercise Guahan Shield, an exercise that will facilitate multiservice More

Construction Mechanic (SCW/DV) Nathan Emmett takes "go-no-go" measurements on a Fleet Mooring riser chain off the coast of Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia. NSF Diego Garcia is the first of seven stops More

Australian International Airshow 2013 (AIA13) is held biennially, and is one of the largest international trade shows in the Pacific. The airshow is expected to draw 350,000 visitors and has featured 500 defens More

Lance Cpl. Janine M. Nadal counts ammunition March 6 on Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station, Guam during Exercise Guahan Shield. Exercise Guahan Shield will facilitate multiservice engagem More

Lance Cpl. Janine M. Nadal counts ammunition March 4 on Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station, Guam during Exercise Guahan Shield. Exercise Guahan Shield will facilitate multiservice engagem More

Marine Pfc. Harley A. Boeck helps with a curb restoration project March 7 during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield will facilitate multiservice engagements, set conditions for bilateral and multilateral tr More

A local resident rides his carabao into town March 9 during a celebration in the village of Umatac as a demonstration of how Chamorros used to travel before modernization. The festival, Discovery Day, is celebr More

U.S. Navy USS Freedom (LCS 1) enters Pearl Harbor March 11, 2013. The Navy's first littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) visited Hawaii after departing her homeport of San Diego March 1 for her maiden deploy More

U.S. Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, Pacific Air Forces commander, presents Capt. Matt Adams, 647th Air Base Group, the Airman's Medal for heroism involving voluntary risk of life at Nauyaca Waterfalls, Platanill More

Marines execute Military Operations on Urban Terrain training with Special Effects Small Arms Marking System rounds March 12 in NCTS abandoned housing units during Exercise Guahan Shield. MOUT training with SE More

Marine Pfc. Naim K. Olverson loads Special Effects Small Arms Marking System rounds March 13 during Military Operations on Urban Terrain training in abandoned military housing on NCTAMS during Exercise Guahan S More

Marines prepare to fast-rope from an MH-60S “Knighthawk” helicopter March 14 for “elevator ops” training on NCTS during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to prepare for multiservice More

Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, shakes hands with Maj. Rob Thomas, officer-in-charge of the forward command element, during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercis More

Lance Cpl. Natavia Carpenter motivates a fellow Marine while his team pushes a Humvee March 15 during a field meet on NCTS. The Marines are part of Guahan Shield, an exercise designed to facilitate multiservic More

Botolan Mayor Assistant Errin Rico, right, suggests locations for community engagements with Lt. Mike Brock, seated center, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Victoria Cruz of the military civil affairs team. Phil More

Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force commander Navy Capt. Rodney Moore delivers a speech to delegates and students at the Omaya Elementary School in the San Narciso Municipality during a groundbreaking ce More

Marines make their way through the Guam jungle March 19 on NCTS during field training exercises during Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagements, set condition More

In an effort to help educate beneficiaries on what brain injury services and support are available, a Brain Injury Awareness Open House was held, March 21., at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu. The Pacif More

Marines team up with Airmen from Andersen Air Base March 21 for a pavement repair project on Andersen during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield aims to facilitate multiservice engagements, set conditions for More

Marines team up with Airmen from Andersen Air Base March 21 for a pavement repair project on Andersen during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield aims to facilitate multiservice engagements, set conditions for More

Area Knights of Columbus members lead the parade during the opening ceremonies of the 37th annual Special Olympics March 23 at Okkodo High School, Guam during Exercise Guahan Shield. ervice members from the is More

Participants march during the opening ceremony for the 37th annual Special Olympics March 23 at Okkodo High School, Guam during Exercise Guahan Shield. Service members from the island teamed up with the local More

Navy Lt. Sheila Mulligan signs in as a volunteer for the 37th annual Special Olympics March 23 at Okkodo High School, Guam during Exercise Guahan Shield. “It’s pretty awesome to get out here and interact with t More

Senior leaders discuss common challenges when conducting peacekeeping exercises during Exercise Shanti Prayas-2. Shanti Prayas-2 is a Nepal-hosted and U.S.-sponsored multinational exercise designed to train Nep More

Senior Warrant Officer MD Monir Hossain, of the Bangladesh army, leads a platoon for the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas-2, March 25, at Birendra Peace Operations Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. Shanti Prayas-2 i More

A participant (left) at Exercise Shanti Prayas-2 talks with Malaysian Army Col. Hisham Badrul (right), commandant of the Malaysian Mission Peacekeeping Center, during the Staff Exercise portion of the peacekeep More

Marines learn about Guam's history during a tour of its battle and historical sites March 26 as a part of Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is designed to facilitate multiservice engagements, set conditions More

Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, deputy commander of U.S. Pacific Command, receives a tour by the Nepalese army during a visit to Shanti Prayas-2 at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. Shan More

Hawaii State Medal of Honor ceremony March 27, 2013, held at the Hawaii State Capitol. The families of 10 soldiers and nine Marines were honored with the Hawaii State Medal of Honor, which has been given at the More

Staff Sgt. Joel Wilson, medic instructor with 249th Regional Training Institute, Oregon Army National Guard, explains life saving medical skills to a platoon member from Indonesia at the Birendra Peace Operatio More

Capt. Victor Jara, an instructor with the Paraguayan Army, helps lead a convoy security training lane during Shanti Prayas-2 peacekeeping training exercise at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Pa More

Indonesian soldiers perform a motivational yell after finishing a training lane during Shanti Prayas-2 at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center. The Field Training Exercise, hosted by the Nepalese Army More