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Caption:
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Sept. 25, 2008) -- The Oliver Hazard Perry-class
frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57) departs Naval Station Pearl Harbor.
Reuben James and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS
OÕKane (DDG 77) departed from Pearl Harbor as part of the
Mid-Pacific Surface Combatant Operational Employment program. The
program calls for nine of the 11 Hawaii-based surface combatants to
focus on the Western Pacific by conducting intermediate/advanced
training and regular deployments in the Western Pacific, and is
designed to improve the U.S. Pacific Fleet's war fighting readiness and
effectiveness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Michael
A. Lantron (RELEASED)
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