The USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), amphibious command and control ship of the Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet, operating in the Pacific theater. Photo by PH3 Daniel Mrnnuto, USN The U.S. Pacific Fleet engages with allied and friendly countries on many levels. Malaysian soldiers tour the USS Germantown in Malaysia. Official U.S. Navy Photo The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Battle Group is joined by ships from Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, and Korea during Exercise RIMPAC 2000. Photo by PH2 Gabriel Wilson, USN	Historic Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is headquarters for the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the berths for multinational naval ships during exercises such as Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC). Photo by PH2(SW) Arlo Abrahamson, USN In a vast maritime theater, U.S. Pacific Fleet ships patrol approximately half the world’s sea surface. A USS Squall (PC-7) gunner’s mate mans his MK96 25mm gun for a live-fire exercise during RIMPAC 2000. Photo by PH1(NAC) Chris Desmond, USN The commander of Singapore’s Navy, Col. Ronnie Tay, exits the U.S. Navy Submarine Rescue Chamber after a dive to the Singapore Navy's submarine RSS Conquerer during exercise PACifiC REACH 2000. Photo by PHCS(SW) Terry Cosgrove, USN A U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman examines a patient’s eyes during a Medical Civic Action Program in East Timor. Photo by PH2 Rose Andrade, USN
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