Mine countermeasures ship USS Defender MCM 2 sits pierside Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Jul. 06, 2004) Mine countermeasures ship USS Defender (MCM 2) sits pierside Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where it will participate in the 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 1st Class David A. Levy For more information go to: http://www.cpf.navy.mil/RIMPAC2004/ File# 040706-N-6811L-250