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Caption:
Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii (July 20, 2004) - Assault Craft Unit ONE
(ACU-1) crew members along with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment,
Combat Assault Company, off-load heavy equipment from a Landing Craft
Utility (LCU) deployed with the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA
1) during 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 3rd Class Paula J
Sato (RELEASED)
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