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A Delta helicopter transports U.S. Marines from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard for a simulated mission at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands as part of Rim of the Pacific 2008, Pacific Ocean, July 20, 2008. The event, scheduled by the U.S. Pacific Fleet, is the world's largest multinational exercise.

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A Delta helicopter transports U.S. Marines from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard for a simulated mission at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands as part of Rim of the Pacific 2008, Pacific Ocean, July 20, 2008. The event, scheduled by the U.S. Pacific Fleet, is the world's largest multinational exercise.

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