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Caption:
Pearl Harbor (July 10, 2006) -- The Military Sealift Command fleet
ocean tug USNS Navajo (T-ATF 169) tows the amphibious assault ship USS
Belleau Wood (LHA 3) from the pier out to open waters for an upcoming
sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of exercise Rim of the Pacific
(RIMPAC) 2006. Belleau Wood will become an artificial reef near Hawaii.
Eight nations are participating in RIMPAC, the world's largest biennial
maritime exercise. Conducted in the waters off Hawaii, RIMPAC brings
together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan,
the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. U.S.
Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon A.
Teeples (RELEASED)
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