Quartermaster 1st Class Scott J. Keough and his crew assigned to Naval Special Clearing Team One (NSCT 1), on board High-Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), prepare to enter the water to retrieve an unmanned underwater vehicle.

Pacific Ocean (Jul. 10, 2004) Quartermaster 1st Class Scott J. Keough and his crew assigned to Naval Special Clearing Team One (NSCT 1), on board High-Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), prepare to enter the water to retrieve an unmanned underwater vehicle during the first of a four-phase clandestine mine clearance training exercise. Swift and her embarked detachments are participating in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This year's 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 2nd Class Richard J. Brunson For more information go to: http://www.cpf.navy.mil/RIMPAC2004/ File# 040710-N-6932B-058