180716-O-N0842-1527 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2018) Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156) fires an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile at a target drone (not pictured) during a simulated air engagement while participating in the Rim of the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC). 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 sustaini
180716-O-N0842-1527 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2018) Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156) fires an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile at a target drone (not pictured) during a simulated air engagement while participating in the Rim of the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC). 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 Lt(N) Tony Wright/Released)
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