180711-G-EM820-1345 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2018) Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Keith Caron (left) and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah Nila pull Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Nicklas Gerszi from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) as part of a simulated medical evacuation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships and five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Island and Southern California. The world’s largest internat
180711-G-EM820-1345 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2018) Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Keith Caron (left) and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah Nila pull Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Nicklas Gerszi from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) as part of a simulated medical evacuation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships and five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Island 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. ( Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi/Released)
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