180716-N-FF029-1086 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 16, 2018) Command Master Chief Jack Callison, command master chief of 3rd Fleet, talks to Sailors in the aft main machinery room of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 exercise. 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 f
180716-N-FF029-1086 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 16, 2018) Command Master Chief Jack Callison, command master chief of 3rd Fleet, talks to Sailors in the aft main machinery room of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 exercise. 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. Bonhomme Richard ( Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Charest)
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