German navy Vice Adm. Wolfgang E. Nolting, foreground, left, chief of naval staff, stands at attention with U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Earl L. Gay, foreground, right, the commandant of Naval District Washington, and sailors while listening to remarks by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead during a welcoming ceremony inside the National Museum of the U.S. Navy at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., Jan. 25, 2008. Roughead hosted Nolting during his visit to the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones/Released)