A visit, board, search and seizure team deploys from the guided-missile frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57) during exercise Koa Kai off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands. Koa Kai is the primary integrated training event for mid-Pacific surface combatant units. Koa Kai encompasses Hawaii-based surface, submarine and aviation assets, and other commands within the Hawaii region. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Robert Stirrup/Released)
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57) conducts training exercises supporting Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve interoperability. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy M. Starr/Released)
Sailors aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57) man the rails during the ship's return to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Reuben James has completed operations with forward-deployed naval forces, joint fisheries patrol with the U.S. Coast Guard and humanitarian relief and goodwill projects in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico/Released)
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57) passes the Battleship Missouri Memorial as it departs Naval Station Pearl Harbor as part of the Mid-Pacific Surface Combatant Operational Employment program. The program calls for nine of the 11 Hawaii-based surface combatants to focus on the Western Pacific by conducting intermediate/advanced training and regular deployments in the Western Pacific, and is designed to improve the U.S. Pacific Fleet's war fighting readiness and effectiveness. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Michael A. Lantron/Released)
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57) passes the Battleship Missouri Memorial as she makes her way pier side at Naval Station Pearl Harbor. Reuben James is returning from a six-month western Pacific deployment supporting the global war on terrorism. Armed with six MK-46 torpedoes, one 76 mm MK 75 rapid-fire gun and one Phalanx close-in weapons system, frigates fulfill a protection of shipping mission as anti-submarine warfare combatants for amphibious expeditionary forces, underway replenishment groups and merchant convoys. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl)
An aerial view of the U.S. Navy guided missile frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57). Frigates fulfill a protection of shipping (POS) mission as Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) combatants for amphibious expeditionary forces, underway replenishment groups and merchant convoys. Rueben James is a part of the USS Abraham Lincoln Battle group and is on a scheduled six-month deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Aaron Ansarov)
An aerial view of the U.S. Navy guided missile frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57). Frigates fulfill a protection of shipping (POS) mission as Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) combatants for amphibious expeditionary forces, underway replenishment groups and merchant convoys. Reuben James is a part of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Battle Group and is on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Aaron Ansarov)