At Sea (July 11, 2018) Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) conduct training during a visit, board, search and siezure drill for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise July 11. 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 saf
At Sea (July 11, 2018) Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) conduct training during a visit, board, search and siezure drill for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise July 11. 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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