I was able to get some shots from RimPac '06 (July). Another ship took these pictures of us shooting two SM-2. The Standard Missile is our primary air intercept weapon. The Naval Station on Kuauai shot two drones at us. We tracked them and launched two missiles to intercept and destroy them. One missile actually made skin-to-skin contact, a rarity. Generally they explode in the near vicinity of the target, either destroying it or severely diabling it.
We had a drag race on our way back to Hawaii from San Diego. Its not very often we get to go flank speed, which is 30+ knots (35 mph) for a destroyer. DDGs are capable of producing 100,000 shaft horsepower. Its good times and we kick up a big 'rooster tail' at the tail end of the ship. We ended up winning, mostly because we kept going after the other ships had some engineering casualties.
nice little wake.
lining up
It is hard to tell here, but the props kick up water 20+ feet into the air. That rooster tail was taller than me stading on the deck. For those interested, here is a page detailing the specs of the USS Hopper. It is the same class ship as the O'Kane.
Nacho Libre x 2
We went hiking a few days later.
A postal worker and an injun with a blade she probably shouldn't be caring around.
Halloween in Honolulu is a big event, people pack the streets. You see some crazy costumes. 
