180711-N-JY822-2046 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 11, 2018) — Wing Cmdr. Shane Hawkes, Deputy Commander Task Group (CTG) , speaks with Tim Groser, New Zealand Ambassador to the United States, during a tour of CTG Joint Mobile Tactical Operations Center on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 11. Twenty-five nations, 49 ships, six 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
180711-N-JY822-2046 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 11, 2018) — Wing Cmdr. Shane Hawkes, Deputy Commander Task Group (CTG) , speaks with Tim Groser, New Zealand Ambassador to the United States, during a tour of CTG Joint Mobile Tactical Operations Center on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 11. Twenty-five nations, 49 ships, six 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 between participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Kevin A. Flinn/Released)
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