160728-N-SI773-0950 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2016) Royal Australian Navy Anzac Class frigate HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152) and Indian Navy Shivalik-class stealth frigate INS Satpura (F48) steam in close formation as two of 40 ships and submarines representing 13 international partner nations during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides


160728-N-SI773-0950 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2016) Royal Australian Navy Anzac Class frigate HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152) and Indian Navy Shivalik-class stealth frigate INS Satpura (F48) steam in close formation as two of 40 ships and submarines representing 13 international partner nations during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's 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 world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ace Rheaume/Released)


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