180724-N-ZA692-0080 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2018) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Benjamin Reeb, left, and Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Cameron Nicoletti, right, fire a shot-line during a replenishment-at-sea with Royal Canadian Navy supply ship MV Asterix as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 24. 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 opportun
180724-N-ZA692-0080 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2018) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Benjamin Reeb, left, and Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Cameron Nicoletti, right, fire a shot-line during a replenishment-at-sea with Royal Canadian Navy supply ship MV Asterix as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 24. 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anita C. Newman/Released)
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