120718-N-WA347-097 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2012) The guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) is underway during the Great Green Fleet demonstration portion of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Princeton took on a 50-50 blend of advanced biofuel and traditional petroleum-based fuel from the military sealift command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187). Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun. 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The worldÕs
120718-N-WA347-097 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2012) The guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) is underway during the Great Green Fleet demonstration portion of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Princeton took on a 50-50 blend of advanced biofuel and traditional petroleum-based fuel from the military sealift command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187). Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun. 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The worldÕs 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 worldÕs oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released) - Official Navy Imagery - USS Princeton is underway.
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