Line handlers assist with mooring operations as the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Hawes returns to her homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, Nov. 22. After participating in Joint Warrior Exercise 08-2 a multinational, multi-warfare exercise designed to improve interoperability between allied navies and prepare them for combined operations during upcoming deployments. The biannual exercise serves as the United Kingdom's advanced certification course and is on par with a U.S. Joint Task Force exercise used to certify U.S. Navy ships.