Canadian army Maj. Andrew N. Beckett, right center, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) student course director and instructor, speaks to a class of multinational military medical personnel aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy conducted three days of medical trauma-related courses during its participation in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the California coast and Hawaiian Islands.
Canadian army Maj. Andrew N. Beckett, right center, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) student course director and instructor, speaks to a class of multinational military medical personnel aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy conducted three days of medical trauma-related courses during its participation in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the California coast and 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 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin W. Galvin/Released) Medical trauma-related courses, RIMPAC 2014 140721-N-OL084-101
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