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The Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force ship JS Kirishima pulls into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for a scheduled port call before starting Rim of the Pacific 2008, June 26, 2008. Rim of the Pacific is the world's largest multinational exercise, and is hosted biennially by the U.S. Pacific Fleet in the Hawaiian operating area during June 29-31, 2008.

PORT OF CALL

The Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force ship JS Kirishima pulls into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for a scheduled port call before starting Rim of the Pacific 2008, June 26, 2008. Rim of the Pacific is the world's largest multinational exercise, and is hosted biennially by the U.S. Pacific Fleet in the Hawaiian operating area during June 29-31, 2008.

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