180715-O-N0842-2010 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 15, 2018) Royal Canadian Air Force Corporal David Bettle, a flight engineer with a Canadian Aurora (CP 140) aircraft, adjusts controls in the cockpit during flight as part of a sub-hunting scenario during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering
180715-O-N0842-2010 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 15, 2018) Royal Canadian Air Force Corporal David Bettle, a flight engineer with a Canadian Aurora (CP 140) aircraft, adjusts controls in the cockpit during flight as part of a sub-hunting scenario during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Canadian Armed Forces photo by Imagery Technician Cpl Trevor Matheson/Released)
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