PACIFIC OCEAN (July 15, 2018) Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) clear the flight deck July 15, in preparation for a Navy HSC-6 Black Knight helicopter to launch in support of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 exercise. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships and five submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Island and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 15, 2018) Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) clear the flight deck July 15, in preparation for a Navy HSC-6 Black Knight helicopter to launch in support of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 exercise. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships and five submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Island and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among the 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.
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