060725-N-6074Y-0111 Pacific Ocean (July 25, 2006) â To commemorate the last day of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006, participating countriesâ naval vessels fell into ranks to pose for the camera. Here, USS Key West steams along as she seeks to join the formation. RIMPAC includes ships and personnel from the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Peru, the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom. RIMPAC trains U.S. allied forces to be interoperable and ready for a wide range of potential combined operations and missions. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway on a scheduled Western Pacific deployment. U.S. Navy photo by MC3 (AW) M. Jeremie Yoder.
