Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 prepare to land a combat rubber raiding craft on the stern gate of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), July 7, 2018 in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in the Pacific Ocean. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel participated in RIMPAC 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 relati
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 prepare to land a combat rubber raiding craft on the stern gate of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), July 7, 2018 in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in the Pacific Ocean. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel participated in RIMPAC 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, which began in 1971.
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