Sailors assigned to naval security forces aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conduct an unarmed self-defense training exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC is the worldÕs largest international maritime exercise.

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Sailors assigned to naval security forces aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conduct an unarmed self-defense training exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC is the worldÕs largest international maritime exercise.

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