150902-N-JO908-068 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 2, 2015) Vice Adm. Nora Tyson, commander, 3rd Fleet, delivers remarks during a ceremony at 3rd Fleet Headquarters commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. During the war, 3rd Fleet, led by Adm. William "Bull" Halsey, conducted extensive operations against Japanese forces in the Central Pacific. On September 2, 1945, Japanese representatives signed the official Instrument of Surrender aboard the 3rd Fleet flagship USS Missouri, ending the war. ( Navy photo By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kory Alsberry/Released)

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