BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii -- Lance Cpl. Jed Byrd takes part in an amphibious assault at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, after riding a landing craft air cushion from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in support of Exercise Rim of the Pacific July 22, 2006. Conducted in the waters off Hawaii, the exercise brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. Byrd is attached to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jennifer A. Villalovos)