180716-O-N0842-1531 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2018) Weapons Engineering Technicians (WENG Tech) unload the 57mm gun on board the Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) as part of post-fire maintenance during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 16. 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
180716-O-N0842-1531 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2018) Weapons Engineering Technicians (WENG Tech) unload the 57mm gun on board the Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) as part of post-fire maintenance during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 16. 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. Tony Wright/Released)
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