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Caption:
Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (June 29, 2004) - Sailors aboard the
Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG
53) man the rails as the ship transits the channel into Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii. John Paul Jones is visiting Pearl Harbor to take part in 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
Journalist 2nd Class Mario A. Quiroga (RELEASED)
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