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Caption:
Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (June 29, 2004) -- Sailors aboard
the guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) "man the rails"
as the ship pulls into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Lake Champlain is in Pearl
Harbor to take part in the Rim of the World (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 2nd Class Maurice Dayao (RELEASED)
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