Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, HI (Jul. 5, 2002) -- The guided missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) navigates through heavy seas during exercise âRim of the Pacificâ (RIMPAC) 2002. RIMPAC 2002 is designed to improve tactical proficiency in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while building cooperation and fostering mutual understanding between participating nations. Countries participating this year are: Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States. U.S. Navy photo by Photographerâs Mate 1st Class Ted Banks. (RELEASED)