Caption:
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 (RELEASED)
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