180710-O-N0842-2009 PEARL HARBOR (July 10, 2018) Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Ottawa (FF 341) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to commence the at sea phase of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 exercise. 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
180710-O-N0842-2009 PEARL HARBOR (July 10, 2018) Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Ottawa (FF 341) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to commence the at sea phase of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 exercise. 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 Imagery Technician Cpl Trevor Matheson/Released)
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