180706-O-N0842-2037 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 6, 2018) Commodore Kevin Long (Right), United States Navy, greets Captain Mathew Cormie (Left), Canadian Aurora aircraft (CP140118) pilot upon arrival to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 6, for participation in the RIMPAC 2018 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
180706-O-N0842-2037 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 6, 2018) Commodore Kevin Long (Right), United States Navy, greets Captain Mathew Cormie (Left), Canadian Aurora aircraft (CP140118) pilot upon arrival to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 6, for participation in the RIMPAC 2018 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. (Canadian Armed Forces photo by Imagery Technician Cpl Trevor Matheson/Released)
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