WAHIAWA, Hawaii (June 27, 2018) - A Soldier from the Army's 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group watches as Filipino and Indonesian SOF members are extracted from the drop zone during fast rope insertion and extraction system training June 27, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2018. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and 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 opp
WAHIAWA, Hawaii (June 27, 2018) - A Soldier from the Army's 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group watches as Filipino and Indonesian SOF members are extracted from the drop zone during fast rope insertion and extraction system training June 27, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2018. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and 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 on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
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