150331-N-DC018-115 SAN DIEGO (March 31, 2015) Service members solute the flag during the decommissioning ceremony for the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) at Naval Base San Diego. Peleliu is being decommissioned after more than 34 years of service. After the decommissioning process is complete, Peleliu will be towed from San Diego to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to join the reserve fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Antonio P. Turretto Ramos/Released)