160729-N-SS432-075 BARKING SANDS, Hawaii (July 29, 2016) -- Three MV-22 Ospreys from Marines 3rd Battalion 3rd Regiment lift off from Pacific Missile Range Facility during a joint exercise with three other countries (South Korea, Australia, and Malaysia) as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016. Twenty-six nations, 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise that provides a unique training opportunity
160729-N-SS432-075 BARKING SANDS, Hawaii (July 29, 2016) -- Three MV-22 Ospreys from Marines 3rd Battalion 3rd Regiment lift off from Pacific Missile Range Facility during a joint exercise with three other countries (South Korea, Australia, and Malaysia) as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016. Twenty-six nations, 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise that provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationship that is critical in ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Omar Powell)
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