120718-N-GG400-038 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 18, 2012) Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 9 participate in small unit tactics training during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relation
120718-N-GG400-038 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 18, 2012) Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 9 participate in small unit tactics training during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jumar T. Balacy/Released) - Official Navy Imagery - Sailors participate in small unit tactics training.
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