041004-N-5268S-001 Chesapeake Bay (Oct. 4, 2004) - The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767), left, passes the Navy's newest attack submarine, PCU Virginia (SSN 774) at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. PCU Virginia is the Navy's only major combatant ready to join the fleet that was designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind and embodies the war fighting and operational capabilities required to dominate the littorals while maintaining undersea dominance in the open ocean. Virginia will be commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on October 22, 2004. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Christina M. Shaw (RELEASED)
041005-N-8158F-209 Pacific Ocean (Oct. 5, 2004) - The Military Sealift Command (MSC) underway replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), conducts a replenishment at sea (RAS) with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is currently conducting Nuclear Power Mobile Training Team II (NPMTT II) exercises off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Roland Franklin (RELEASED)
040922-N-5471P-001 Arabian Sea (Sept. 22, 2004) - U.S. and Pakistani destroyers maneuver in column formation prior to the commencement of exercise Inspired Siren 2004. The exercise will focus on joint naval and air capabilities, improving their respective levels of readiness, interoperability and enhancing military relations between the two nations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Aaron Peterson (RELEASED)
OVER SAN DIEGO, Calif. - An HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 55th Rescue Squadron moves in to refuel from a 79th Rescue Squadron's C-130.