180701-O-N0842-1009 Pearl Harbor (July 1, 2018) Rear Admiral Bob Auchterlonie, Commander Maritime Forces Pacific / Joint Task Force Pacific, Royal Canadian Navy address guests in Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Ottawa (FF H341) during Canada Day reception at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in preparation for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise July 1. 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 exe


180701-O-N0842-1009 Pearl Harbor (July 1, 2018) Rear Admiral Bob Auchterlonie, Commander Maritime Forces Pacific / Joint Task Force Pacific, Royal Canadian Navy address guests in Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Ottawa (FF H341) during Canada Day reception at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in preparation for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise July 1. 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 Sgt Devin VandeSype/Released)


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