Cmdr. James Lowell, commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), speaks to the crew at a Pearl Harbor commemoration ceremony. Tortuga is part of the permanently forward-deployed Essex Expeditionary Strike Group, which is participating in Keen Sword 2011 with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force through Dec. 10. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin)
