180701-N-HT995-1079 PEARL HARBOR (July 01, 2018) Petty Officer Third Class Shota Kubo assigned to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Destroyer helicopter ship JS Ise (DDH 182) clears the ball during the championship soccer game on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam at the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 exercise sporting events tournament, July 1. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships and 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, RIM
180701-N-HT995-1079 PEARL HARBOR (July 01, 2018) Petty Officer Third Class Shota Kubo assigned to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Destroyer helicopter ship JS Ise (DDH 182) clears the ball during the championship soccer game on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam at the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 exercise sporting events tournament, July 1. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships and 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Omar Rubi)
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