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Caption:
Pacific Ocean (June 29, 2004) - Sailors "man the rails" aboard the
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as she
passes the battleship USS Missouri and the USS Arizona Memorial in
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Stennis 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
Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Tina Lamb (RELEASED)
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