160719-N-IK388-051 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2016) Sailors assigned to amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) assist in launching combat rubber raiding crafts, attached to the German Armed Forces, from the ship’s well deck during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships, five submarines, 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial exercise. RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, is designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships to ensure the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMP
160719-N-IK388-051 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2016) Sailors assigned to amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) assist in launching combat rubber raiding crafts, attached to the German Armed Forces, from the ship’s well deck during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships, five submarines, 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial exercise. RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, is designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships to ensure the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise of the series that began in 1971. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stacy M. Atkins Ricks/Released)
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