180721-G-ZV557-1116 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2018) Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) transits the Pacific Ocean while a Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter flies overhead during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Island and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperativ
180721-G-ZV557-1116 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2018) Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) transits the Pacific Ocean while a Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter flies overhead during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Island and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among the participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Weydert/Released)
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