Posted: 02/01/2009
The guided-missile destroyers USS Kidd, front, and USS Preble steam ahead of the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam during an exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 20, 2009. The ships are part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, currently on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman