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Caption:
Yokosuka, Japan (Mar. 28, 2005) -- Family members await the arrival of
the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) as she returns to her
forward deployed operating base, Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka,
Japan, after completing a regularly scheduled underway period. While
underway, Cowpens participated in Reception, Staging, Onward movement,
and Integration (RSO&I) and Foal Eagle exercises. RSO&I is a
complex multi-phase exercise conducted annually, tailored to train,
test, and demonstrate United States and Republic of Korea force
projection and deployment capabilities. Foal Eagle exercise runs
simultaneously and trains in all aspects of Combined Forces Command's
mission. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Crystal
Brooks (RELEASED)
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