040702-N-4304S-081. [Complete] Scene Caption: Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Asagiri Class Destroyer Japanese Defense Ship (JDS) AMAGIRI (DD 154) (left), Tachikaze Class Destroyer JDS ASAKAZE (DD 169) (center), Murasame Class Destroyer JDS INAZUMA (DD 105) (right), sit pier side at Naval Station Pearl Harbor. The ships are participating in this year's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004 exercise. 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, So


040702-N-4304S-081. [Complete] Scene Caption: Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Asagiri Class Destroyer Japanese Defense Ship (JDS) AMAGIRI (DD 154) (left), Tachikaze Class Destroyer JDS ASAKAZE (DD 169) (center), Murasame Class Destroyer JDS INAZUMA (DD 105) (right), sit pier side at Naval Station Pearl Harbor. The ships are participating in this year's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004 exercise. 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. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC 2004 Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)


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