<p>Original Caption: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" class="extiw" title="w:United States Marine Corps">U.S. Marines</a> assigned to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Battalion_3rd_Marines" class="extiw" title="w:3rd Battalion 3rd Marines">3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment</a> disembark <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibious_Assault_Vehicle" class="extiw" title="w:Amphibious Assault Vehicle">Amphibious Assault Vehicles</a> during a mechanized raid in support of exercise Rim of the Pacific (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIMPAC" class="extiw" title="w:RIMPAC">RIMPAC</a>) 2004, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Hawaii" class="extiw" title="w:Marine Corps Base Hawaii">Marine Corps Base Hawaii</a>, July 18, 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This year's exercise includes seven participating nations; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" class="extiw" title="w:Australia">Australia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" class="extiw" title="w:Canada">Canada</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile" class="extiw" title="w:Chile">Chile</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" class="extiw" title="w:Japan">Japan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" class="extiw" title="w:South Korea">South Korea</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" class="extiw" title="w:United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" class="extiw" title="w:United States">United States</a>. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region. (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" class="extiw" title="w:United States Navy">United States Navy</a> photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Jane West)</p>
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2004-07-18
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