120718-N-HN953-312 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2012) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus Capt. Greg Harris, Commander, Carrier Air Wing 11, and Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman, commander, 3rd Fleet, watch the Great Green Fleet demonstration from primary flight control aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Nimitz took on 200,000 gallons of biofuel in preparation for the demonstration. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercis
120718-N-HN953-312 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2012) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus Capt. Greg Harris, Commander, Carrier Air Wing 11, and Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman, commander, 3rd Fleet, watch the Great Green Fleet demonstration from primary flight control aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Nimitz took on 200,000 gallons of biofuel in preparation for the demonstration. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robert Winn/Released) - Official Navy Imagery - The SECNAV and other VIP's watch the Great Green Fleet demonstration.
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