Fire Controlman 2nd Class Kyle Thiel, originally from Wadsworth, Ohio, and assigned to USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) uses a mega phone to motivate the crowd during the Aomori City Nebuta Festival Parade, Aug. 6, 2013. Fitzgerald is currently on a port call in the northern-Japan city of Aomori, and its sailors were invited to take part in the city's annual parade. The Nebuta Festival draws about 3 million spectators each year. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Daniel Sanford/Released)