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Caption:
Pacific Ocean (July 10, 2004) -- The Mine countermeasure ship USS
Avenger (MCM 1) operates off the coast of Hawaii 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 1st Class Michelle R. Hammond (RELEASED)
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