Keywords: US Navy 040720-N-8500S-056 A Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo Vessel (LARC) checks the water level prior to the disembarking members of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Combat Assault Company.jpg en Bellows Air Force Base Hawaii July 20 2004 - A Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo Vessel LARC checks the water level prior to the disembarking members of 3rd Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment Combat Assault Company from a Landing Craft Utility LCU with Assault Craft Unit ONE ACU-1 attached to the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa LHA 1 during exercise Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC 2004 RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands This years exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia Canada Chile Japan South Korea the United Kingdom and the 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 Paula J Sato RELEASED For more information go to <a href http //www cpf navy mil/RIMPAC2004 Target _BLANK >http //www cpf navy mil/RIMPAC2004</a>/ 2004-07-20 http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 16612 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Paula J Sato PD-USGov-Military-Navy 3d Bn 3d Mar 2004 RIMPAC RIMPAC 2004 LARC-V Landing craft utility |