040706-N-5923E-041

040706-N-5923E-041
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (July 6, 2004) ?The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steams out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on her way out to sea. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are taking part in the multi-national maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific 2004 (RIMPAC). RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This yearÕs exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom and United States. 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. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Kevin Eichelberger (RELEASED) For more information go to: http://www.cpf.navy.mil/RIMPAC2004/