USS Hopper (DDG 70)

The Arleigh Burk-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Dasbach/Released)

USS Hopper (DDG 70)

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) sails port side along the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. Ronald Reagan is underway participating in RIMPAC, a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephen M. Votaw/Released)

USS Hopper (DDG 70)

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) man the rails as the ship makes her way pier side to Naval Station Pearl Harbor. Hopper and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) returned to their homeport after a six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean as part of the Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Group.(Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl)

USS Hopper (DDG 70)

Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) man the rails as the ship departs Naval Station Pearl Harbor for deployment. Hopper and guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) deployed with the San Diego element of Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Group for a six-month deployment to the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul D. Honnick)

USS Hopper (DDG 70)

The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) arrives to begin the fifth phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT). CARAT is an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises between the United States and six Southeast Asia nations designed to build relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John L. Beeman)

USS Hopper (DDG 70)

The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) departs Changi Naval Base, Singapore, after the completion of the Singapore phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT). CARAT is an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises between the U.S. and six Southeast Asian nations designed to build relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John L. Beeman)

USS Hopper (DDG 70)

Guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) departs Pearl Harbor for a four-month cruise to the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet area of operation. Hopper will travel to various locations in the Western Pacific to take part in the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2006 exercise. CARAT is a regularly scheduled series of military training exercises with Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines, designed to enhance interoperability of the respective sea services. (Photo: U.S. Navy /Chief Journalist Joe Kane)

USS Hopper (DDG 70)

The guided missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) cruises in the Arabian Sea during the 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. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Aaron Peterson)

USS Hopper (DDG 70)

An SH-60 "Seahawk" departs from the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Hopper. Hopper is on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg.

USS Hopper (DDG 70)

The guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled independent deployment. Hopper will be conducting operations in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas or responsibility. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jon Dasbach/Released)

USS Hopper (DDG 70)

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class N. Brett Morton/Released)

USS Hopper (DDG 70)

The guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) leaves Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for an independent deployment. Hopper will conduct operations in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas or responsibility. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Dasbach/Released)