180727-O-RE770-1004 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 27, 2018) Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Squadron. RNZAF P-3K2 Orion departs Marine Corps Base Hawaii for an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) patrol during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 27. Today's patrol involves simulations of hunting submarines and surface warships. 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
180727-O-RE770-1004 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 27, 2018) Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Squadron. RNZAF P-3K2 Orion departs Marine Corps Base Hawaii for an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) patrol during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 27. Today's patrol involves simulations of hunting submarines and surface warships. 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. (RNZN photo by Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Lincoln/Released)
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