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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Wesley Goodwin conducts maintenance on the arresting hook of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 195 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) while underway in the Pacific Ocean during Rim of the Pacific on July 11, 2008. Rim of the Pacific is a biannual exercise hosted by the 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.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Wesley Goodwin conducts maintenance.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Wesley Goodwin conducts maintenance on the arresting hook of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 195 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) while underway in the Pacific Ocean during Rim of the Pacific on July 11, 2008. Rim of the Pacific is a biannual exercise hosted by the 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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