PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2018) The 57 mm naval gun system of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) fires at a floating target July 17, during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise live-fire evolution. 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 Island and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among the participants critical to
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2018) The 57 mm naval gun system of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) fires at a floating target July 17, during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise live-fire evolution. 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 Island and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among the participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
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