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Caption:
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (July 20, 2004) -- CH-53D Sea Stallion
helicopters, attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363
(HMH-363), lift off during the extraction of Marines, assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. The Marines are participating in a
Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) training evolution in
support of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the
largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the
Hawaiian Islands. This year's 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.
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