180702-O-N0842-2001 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 2, 2018) Sailors assigned to Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2 gear up in preparation to conduct rappelling training during RIMPAC 2018. 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 e


180702-O-N0842-2001 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 2, 2018) Sailors assigned to Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2 gear up in preparation to conduct rappelling training during RIMPAC 2018. 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 Corporal Trevor Matheson/released)


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