160719-N-IK388-119 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2016) Servicemembers assigned to Royal Australian Navy prepare to launch combat rubber raiding crafts from the well deck of amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships, five submarines, 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial exercise. RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, is designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships to ensure the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is th
160719-N-IK388-119 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2016) Servicemembers assigned to Royal Australian Navy prepare to launch combat rubber raiding crafts from the well deck of amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships, five submarines, 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial exercise. RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, is designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships to ensure the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise of the series that began in 1971. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stacy M. Atkins Ricks/Released)
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