120707-N-HN953-014 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 7, 2012) A wave strikes the side of to the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) as it conducts a replenishment at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun. 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The worldÕs largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique traini
120707-N-HN953-014 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 7, 2012) A wave strikes the side of to the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) as it conducts a replenishment at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun. 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The worldÕs largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worldÕs oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robert Winn/Released) - Official Navy Imagery - A wave strikes the side of USNS Henry J. Kaiser.
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