Keywords: US Navy 040629-N-7498B-052 Tugboats assist the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis CVN 74.jpg en Naval Station Pearl Harbor Hawaii June 29 2004 - Tugboats assist the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis CVN-74 to the pier during a port call to Pearl Harbor Hawaii Stennis is visiting Pearl Harbor to take part in 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 Aft of Stennis is the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa LHA-1 2004-06-29 040629-N-7498B-052 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 15666 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Randi Brown PD-USGov-Military-Navy General views of USS John C Stennis CVN-74 General views of USS Tarawa LHA-1 USS John C Stennis CVN-74 at Pearl Harbor RIMPAC 2004 Tugboats of the United States Tugboats with aircraft carriers |