JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 13, 2018) – A Navy diver, assigned to Underwater Construction Team 2, prepares to conduct an underwater survey of the anchorages for the USS Arizona Memorial during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 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 relat
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 13, 2018) – A Navy diver, assigned to Underwater Construction Team 2, prepares to conduct an underwater survey of the anchorages for the USS Arizona Memorial during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 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.
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