Caption:
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (July 6, 2004) -- The experimental High Speed
Vessel Two (HSV 2) sits pierside Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where it will
participate in the exercise 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 1st Class David A. Levy
(RELEASED)
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