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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Sept. 25, 2008) -- The Arleigh Burke-class
guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) departs Naval Station
Pearl Harbor as part of the Mid-Pacific Surface Combatant Operational
Employment program. The program calls for nine of the 11 Hawaii-based
surface combatants to focus on the Western Pacific by conducting
intermediate/advanced training and regular deployments in the Western
Pacific, and is designed to improve the U.S. Pacific Fleet's war
fighting readiness and effectiveness. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication 2nd Class Michael A. Lantron (RELEASED)
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