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Caption:
Pacific Ocean (July 16, 2004) -- The fast combat support ship USNS
Rainier (T-AOE 7) steams alongside the aircraft carrier USS John C.
Stennis (CVN 74) during a replenishment as sea (RAS). Stennis and
Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are taking part in 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, United Kingdom and 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 Oscar Espinoza (RELEASED)
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