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BAY, Hawaii (July 5, 2018) — Aircrewman (Mechanical) 2nd Class Melissa Ellis, attached to Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, fastens a propeller shortly after the arrival of a VP-46 P-3C Orion on Marine Corps Base Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise. Twenty-five nations, more than 46 ships and 5 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 coopera
BAY, Hawaii (July 5, 2018) — Aircrewman (Mechanical) 2nd Class Melissa Ellis, attached to Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, fastens a propeller shortly after the arrival of a VP-46 P-3C Orion on Marine Corps Base Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise. Twenty-five nations, more than 46 ships and 5 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 on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
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