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Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2004) -- Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Douglas
Perry, looks out at the Island of Oahu from the well deck of USS Tarawa
(LHA 1) during exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the
largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the
Hawaiian Islands. This year’s 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 3rd Class
Paula J Sato. (RELEASED)
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