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Caption:
Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (June 29, 2004) - Family members at
Hickam Air Force Base welcome the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile
destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) 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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