U.S. Navy Seaman Barry Beard records course changes. U.S. Navy Seaman Barry Beard records course changes while acting as helmsman aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) on June 19, 2006. The Mobile Bay is underway in the Pacific Ocean participating in Valiant Shield 2006. Valiant Shield is a military exercise involving 28 naval vessels, approximately 290 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.06 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 127641-G-GJJ37-362.jpg Photo Gallery