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Caption:
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (July 22, 2004) -- Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class
aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) render honors to the USS
Arizona Memorial as it arrives in Pearl Harbor after participating in
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 Seaman Ryan C.
McGinley (RELEASED)
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