High Speed Vessel Swift. - Stockfoto

Bow on view of the US Navy experimental High Speed Vehicle 2 (HSV 2) Swift as it maneuvers around Ford Island near the battleship Missouri (BB 63) while shifting berths at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI). Swift is taking part in the multi-national maritime Exercise RIM of the Pacific 2004 (RIMPAC). 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, United Kingdom and 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.