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Caption:
Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (June 28, 2004) -- Sailors aboard
the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) "man the rails" as the
ship pulls into Naval Station Pearl Harbor. Tarawa is in Pearl Harbor
to take part in Rim of the Pacific (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 Grant P. Ammon
(RELEASED)
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