U.S. Sailors prepare to fire a shot line to shore from the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as the ship arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 3, 2013. The Nimitz stopped at the base for a scheduled port visit while returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet, U.S. 6th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.