Operations Specialist 1st Class Andrew Esala, originally from Mandeville, La., and attached to USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), participates in the Aomori City Nebuta Festival Parade, while wearing a traditional Japanese yukata and hanagasa hat, 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)