180726-N-GD109-0068 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2018) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), foreground, steams with international Navy ships during a photo exercise off the coast of Hawaii during the 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 26, 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 whi
180726-N-GD109-0068 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2018) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), foreground, steams with international Navy ships during a photo exercise off the coast of Hawaii during the 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 26, 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 between 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Landers/Released)
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