Caption:
Pearl Harbor (July 5, 2006) - Sailors aboard the fast attack submarine
USS Columbia (SSN 771) stand ready to cast off mooring lines to get
underway at the start of Rim of the Pacific 2006 (RIMPAC) exercises.
Eight nations are participating in RIMPAC, the world's largest biennial
maritime exercise. Conducted in the waters off Hawaii, RIMPAC brings
together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan,
the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. U.S.
Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason C. Swink
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