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The US Navy (USN) Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS TARAWA (LHA 1) underway in the Pacific Ocean. The TARAWA is taking part in 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 enhances the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region

Major (MAJ) Gary Castelli, a member of the US Air Force, bikes downhill during the 112-mile bicycle race, part of the 1987 Ironman Competition

An Ohio class submarine travels out to sea as the miscellaneous flagship USS CORONADO (AGF-11) approaches Naval Air Station, North Island. The CORONADO, flagship for Commander, Third Fleet, will be arriving at its new home port after being stationed in Hawaii for almost 20 years

A Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force Song and Dance Troupe dancer performs at the Waikiki Shell. The troupe is here on the final stop of its US tour

Members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force Song and Dance Troupe pose for a photograph with US Air Force personnel upon their arrival at the base. The troupe is here on the final stop of its US tour

The U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) sails past the USS ARIZONA Memorial (front) as it prepares to moor at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Sept. 20, 2006, for a brief port visit enroute to its homeport at Naval Base San Diego, Calif. The MERCY, a converted San Clemente Class Super Tanker, is at the end of a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Southern and Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class James E. Foehl) (Released)

A port bow view of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research ship Oceanographer (R 101) moored at a commercial pier

US Navy (USN) Boatswain's Mate Third Class (BM3) Davian Begay removes a mooring line from a dock cleat for cast off as the USN Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS CHOSIN (CG-65) departs Naval Station (NS) Pearl Harbor for a regularly scheduled deployment. The CHOSIN is deploying as part of Expeditionary Strike Group One (ESG-1) in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

A left front view of a P-3 Orion patrol aircraft taking off

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Combat Service Support Group 3 (CSSG-3), Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) uses a Rough Terrain Forklift to upload a Combat Camera and Printing (CC&P) portable transport van onto a transport truck at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii (HI), as the Unit prepares for deployment to Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A joint services casket team places the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era on a bier during the designation and departure ceremony. After the ceremony, the Unknown will be placed aboard the frigate USS BREWTON (FF 1086) and transported to Naval Air Station Alameda, California

The Honorable Linda Lingle, Governor of Hawaii, is assisted with her note cards by US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace Gregson at the USMC Officer Ball, celebrating the 228th anniversary of the founding of the Marine Corps