Port of Los Angeles holds inaugural Fleet Week

A U.S. Coast Guard rescue demonstration during L.A. Fleet Week in San Pedro on Sunday.  (Eddy Hartenstein / Los Angeles Times)

Dylan Dempster, 9, gets the feel of a machine gun on a helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship America during L.A. Fleet Week in San Pedro on Sunday.

Marine Lance Cpl. Edward Yaeger, right, poses with a visitor next to a light armored vehicle onboard the America on Sunday.

Hua Ling Qi, 89, tries on a combat helmet onboard the America on Sunday.

Tony Liu, 9, center, and his friend Tim Zhang, 8, play with the M110 semi-automatic sniper system onboard the America on Sunday.

The America on display Sunday.

Navy 1st Lt. David Vanrooy, right, explains the MV-22 Osprey’s engine system to visitors onboard the America on Sunday.

People wait to board the MV-22 Osprey on display aboard the America on Sunday.

Visitors tour the America on Sunday.

Aboard the America on Sunday, Ethan Guo, center, and his twin brother, Braden Guo, 5, right, play with the Gatling gun canon barrel on the Bell AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter used by the Marines.

People flock to the warships parked for L.A. Fleet Week, including the Wayne E. Meyer, in San Pedro on Sunday.

The America, left, and Wayne E. Meyer docked in San Pedro for L.A. Fleet Week on Sunday.