U.S. Navy sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa man the rails as the ship leaves San Diego to begin a scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism, July 16, 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Timothy F. Sosa

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kim Dewerff, assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds his daughter prior to departing San Diego for a western Pacific deployment aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa, July 16, 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tony Spiker

U.S. Navy sailors and Marines man the rails as they leave San Diego for a western Pacific deployment aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa, July 16, 2005. The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deploying with Expeditionary Strike Group 1 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tony Spiker


U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jonathan Harden, commanding officer, USS Pearl Harbor, says goodbye to his loved ones before his ship departs Naval Station San Diego for a scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism, July 16, 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patricia R. Totemeier

A mother and child say goodbye to their loved one aboard the dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor, in San Diego, July 16, 2005. Sailors and Marines embarked aboard Pearl Harbor for a scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patricia R. Totemeier


Two women wave goodbye to the U.S. Navy sailors and Marines manning the rails of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland before departing Naval Station San Diego, July 16, 2005, for a scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patricia R. Totemeier