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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Sept. 25, 2008) The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57) departs Naval Station Pearl Harbor. Reuben James and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS OÕKane (DDG 77) departed from Pearl Harbor as part of the Mid-Pacific Surface Combatant Operational Employment program. The program calls for nine of the 11 Hawaii-based surface combatants to focus on the Western Pacific by conducting intermediate/advanced training and regular deployments in the Western Pacific, and is designed to improve the U.S. Pacific FleetÕs war fighting readiness and effectiveness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Michael A. Lantron/Released)

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