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180627-N-TZ020-0107 PEARL HARBOR (June 27, 2018) A Sailor assigned to Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) hits the ball during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) softball tournament game with Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110). 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 oppor
180627-N-TZ020-0107 PEARL HARBOR (June 27, 2018) A Sailor assigned to Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) hits the ball during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) softball tournament game with Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110). 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 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darienne Slack)
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