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Caption:
Pacific Missile Range Barking Sands, Hawaii (July 13, 2004) - A Landing
Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) operated by Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5)
comes ashore with a delivery of marine vehicles and artillery. ACU-5 is
participating in 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 Jane West (RELEASED)
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