180626-O-N0842-1515 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 10, 2018) Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver's Operations Department Chief, Chief Petty Officer Second Class (CPO2) Malcolm Johnston helps move a small boat crib during a upper deck position change for the “Hammerhead” remotely controlled surface target during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018. 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,
180626-O-N0842-1515 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 10, 2018) Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver's Operations Department Chief, Chief Petty Officer Second Class (CPO2) Malcolm Johnston helps move a small boat crib during a upper deck position change for the “Hammerhead” remotely controlled surface target during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018. 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 Public Affairs Officer Lt(N) Tony Wright/Released)
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