The amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) sits off the coast of Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, during a landing craft, air cushion offload while participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, July 14. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in and around the Hawaiian Islands June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise; RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among
The amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) sits off the coast of Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, during a landing craft, air cushion offload while participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, July 14. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in and around the Hawaiian Islands June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick Katz)
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