180714-N-YR245-0364 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 14, 2018) Guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), Chilean Navy frigate CNS Almirante Lynch (FF 07) and Indian Navy stealth multi-role frigate INS Sahyadri (F49) conduct a navigation exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and submarines, and about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating 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
180714-N-YR245-0364 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 14, 2018) Guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), Chilean Navy frigate CNS Almirante Lynch (FF 07) and Indian Navy stealth multi-role frigate INS Sahyadri (F49) conduct a navigation exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and submarines, and about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Craig Z. Rodarte/Released)
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