HONOLULU (July 13, 2018) Army medical team members prepare to load a patient-actor onto a helicopter during a medical exercise at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise July 13. The purpose of the full scale exercise at Tripler is to prepare the organization to effectively respond to a natural disaster by synchronizing efforts with government and private sector agencies statewide. 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
HONOLULU (July 13, 2018) Army medical team members prepare to load a patient-actor onto a helicopter during a medical exercise at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise July 13. The purpose of the full scale exercise at Tripler is to prepare the organization to effectively respond to a natural disaster by synchronizing efforts with government and private sector agencies statewide. 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.
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