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Caption:
Marine Corps Base Hawaii (July 7, 2004) -- A U.S. Navy P-3C Orion
approaches the landing area at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe,
Hawaii, during exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the
largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the
Hawaiian Islands. This years exercise includes seven participating
nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United
Kingdom and the United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the
tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined
operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Richard J. Brunson
(RELEASED)
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