U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, left, awards the Legion of Merit Medal to German navy Vice Adm. Wolfgang E. Nolting, chief of Naval Staff, while Rear Adm. Earl L. Gay, the commandant of Naval District Washington, watches 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)