180625-A-ZZ999-1008 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Corporal Philip Solliére-Galipeau, a member of the Canadian 2nd Battalion Royal 22e Régiment Bravo Company, sights in a C6 general purpose machine gun for sustained firing in preparation for the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Camp Talega aboard Camp Pendleton, June 26. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and 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
180625-A-ZZ999-1008 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Corporal Philip Solliére-Galipeau, a member of the Canadian 2nd Battalion Royal 22e Régiment Bravo Company, sights in a C6 general purpose machine gun for sustained firing in preparation for the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Camp Talega aboard Camp Pendleton, June 26. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and 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. (Photo by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician Ordinary Seaman Justin Spinello/Released)
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