Keywords: US Navy 020721-N-7564P-008 Sailors participating in RIMPAC 2002 attend closing reception.jpg en In port Pearl Harbor HI Jul 21 2002 -- A Sailor with the Japanese Self Defense Force shares tea with a guest at the closing reception for exercise Rim of the Pacific 2002 RIMPAC 2002 The reception was held aboard the San Diego-based amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa LHA 1 RIMPAC exercises are designed to improve the tactical proficiency of participating navies in a wide array of combined operations at sea while building cooperation and fostering mutual understanding between participating nations Countries participating this year were Australia Canada Chile Japan the Republic of Korea and the United States U S Navy photo by Chief Journalist William Polson RELEASED 2002-07-21 020721-N-7564P-008 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 2107 U S Navy photo by Chief Journalist William Polson PD-USGov-Military-Navy Military in Hawaii Pearl Harbor RIMPAC 2002 Aboard USS Tarawa LHA-1 July 2002 photographs |