180720-N-VR594-1152 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2018) Royal Australian Navy Lieutenant Commander Stephen Blume (left), from Sydney, and Able Seaman Maritime Logistics-Support Operations Mitchell Newman, from Canberra, Australia, speak with Rep. Evan Jenkins from West Virginia during a visit aboard the landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Adelaide (L01) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 20. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Souther
180720-N-VR594-1152 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2018) Royal Australian Navy Lieutenant Commander Stephen Blume (left), from Sydney, and Able Seaman Maritime Logistics-Support Operations Mitchell Newman, from Canberra, Australia, speak with Rep. Evan Jenkins from West Virginia during a visit aboard the landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Adelaide (L01) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 20. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and 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 2nd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger/Released)
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