A Navy FA-18F Super Hornet refuels from a Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, over the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 23. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critica
A Navy FA-18F Super Hornet refuels from a Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, over the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 23. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany A. Emery)
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