From left, a Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet flies alongside an Air Force F-22 Raptor April 26 during joint training exercises at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa. For the training, Strike Fighter Squadron 27 -- which flies Super Hornets -- deployed to Okinawa from its forward-deployed base in Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, to focus on the next generation fighter capabilities of the two services. The Raptor is the Air Force’s newest front-line fighter. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Hurst.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 25, 2007) -- A hospital corpsman draws blood from Ship's Serviceman Seaman Rebecca Nichols in the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) medical facility. The U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center (ASBBC) came aboard Blue Ridge in support of a weeklong blood drive. The ASBBC, based out of Camp Lester Naval Hospital in Okinawa, Japan, gathers blood donated in the Pacific region and distributes it for the treatment of injured and wounded U.S. service members around the globe. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jesse Shuey.

Sydney, Australia (April 25, 2007) – USS Lassen (DDG 82) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Marshall Brown leads a formation of Sailors in the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day parade in Sydney, Australia. More than 60 Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer marched in the ANZAC Day parade during the ship's visit to Sydney. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gabriel S. Weber

Sydney, Australia (April 25, 2007) - An Australian woman waves American and Australian flags as USS Lassen (DDG 82) Sailors march by during the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day parade in Sydney, Australia. More than 60 Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer marched in the ANZAC Day parade during the ship's visit to Sydney. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gabriel S. Weber

Sydney, Australia (April 24, 2007) - Chief Yeoman Demiko Kippers (right) of USS Lassen (DDG 82) directs the Lassen Choir inside the ship’s starboard hangar during a live broadcast by a Sydney morning news program. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer arrived in Sydney, Australia, April 23 to participate in the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps Day commemoration events and provide tours and demonstrations of its capabilities to industry leaders. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gabriel S. Weber

OMURA, Japan (April 21, 2007) - Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Carrie Moore, assigned to Branch Health Clinic Sasebo, helps Japanese children at the Koyoryo Children’s Home decorate an Easter egg. Moore and other Sasebo-based Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) Sailors brought the Easter spirit to the Japanese foster care home April 21 through egg painting, candy and coloring, while also playing sports with the kids. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Adam R. Cole

YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 19, 2007) - Adm. Gary Roughead, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, greets more than 3,000 Sailors in the hangar bay of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Roughead spoke about his departure from U.S. Pacific Fleet, the successes of the forward-deployed naval forces, and the upcoming decommissioning of the Kitty Hawk, which operates out of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Patton