180701-N-ZZ513-1011 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 1, 2018) Chief Petty Officer First Class Chief Teddy Lowther, Coxswain of HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341), Royal Canadian Navy frigate, gives remarks during a reception aboard the Ottawa as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2018, July 1. 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 opportunit


180701-N-ZZ513-1011 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 1, 2018) Chief Petty Officer First Class Chief Teddy Lowther, Coxswain of HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341), Royal Canadian Navy frigate, gives remarks during a reception aboard the Ottawa as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2018, July 1. 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Natalie M. Byers/Released)


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