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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S., Canadian and Japanese navy ships transit the Pacific Ocean during a group exercise off the coast of Hawaii in support of Rim of the Pacific, RIMPAC, July 28, 2008. RIMPAC is a biennial exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Fleet that brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea.

RIMPAC SEVEN

U.S., Canadian and Japanese navy ships transit the Pacific Ocean during a group exercise off the coast of Hawaii in support of Rim of the Pacific, RIMPAC, July 28, 2008. RIMPAC is a biennial exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Fleet that brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea.

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