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Caption:
Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii (July 22, 2006) - A Landing Craft Air
Cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5) embarked on
the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departs from
Bellows Beach on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The amphibious assault
exercise was one of the many exercises during the Rim of the Pacific
(RIMPAC) 2006 exercises. 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 Seaman
Apprentice Jeffery J. Gabriel Jr. (RELEASED)
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