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Vice Admiral Barry Costello, Commander, U.S. Third Fleet watches a welcome aboard brief in the wardroom onboard the ROK Ship Munmu the Great. Munmu the Great is currently operation off the coast of Hawaii in support of RIMPAC 06. U.S. Navy photo by MC2(AW) Grant P. Ammon.

Vice Admiral Barry Costello, Commander, U.S. Third Fleet poses for a grop photo with crew members onboard the ROK Ship Munmu the Great. Munmu the Great is currently operation off the coast of Hawaii in support of RIMPAC 06. U.S. Navy photo by MC2(AW) Grant P. Ammon.

Admirals and Generals from various Rim of the Pacific countries pose for a group photo before the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006 kickoff briefing. U.S. Navy Photo by PH2(AW) Grant P. Ammon.

Vice Admiral Barry Costello, Commander, U.S. Third Fleet speaks to the crew of USS OKANE . OKANE is currently operating off the coast of Hawaii in support of RIMPAC 06. U.S. Navy photo by MC2(AW) Grant P. Ammon.

ice Admiral Barry Costello, Commander, U.S. THIRD FLEET greets Cmdr. Gary Lanton, Commanding Officer of Her Majesties Australian Ship (HMAS) Rankin. Vice Admiral Costello toured HMAS Rankin during the in port phase of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006 exercise. U.S. Navy Photo by PH2(AW)...

Vice Admiral Barry Costello, Commander, U.S. Third Fleet is serverd lunch onboard the ROK Ship Munmu the Great. Munmu the Great is currently operation off the coast of Hawaii in support of RIMPAC 06. U.S. Navy photo by MC2(AW) Grant P. Ammon.

Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, Hawaii -- An Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) from the 3rd Marines returns to sea after completing a beach assault exercise at Kaneohe Marine Corps Base during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) '06. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Brandon A. Teeples.

A High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMWV) disembarks a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) for mission support as part of an amphibious assault during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Marcos T. Hernandez

U.S. Marines from the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, Charlie Company navigates Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) at Bellows Air Force Station during an amphibious assault for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rebecca J. Moat.

Pacific Ocean - Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) spell out "RIMPAC 2006" on Lincoln’s flight deck.. To commemorate the last day of RIMPAC, participating country's naval vessels fell into ranks for a photo exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Mass...