180712-N-LR347-101 NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, California (July 12, 2018) Lt. Thomas Routt, a pilot assigned to the “Black Jacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, completes pre-flight checks on an MH-60S helicopter on board Naval Air Station North Island during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in the Southern California area of operations. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international ma
180712-N-LR347-101 NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, California (July 12, 2018) Lt. Thomas Routt, a pilot assigned to the “Black Jacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, completes pre-flight checks on an MH-60S helicopter on board Naval Air Station North Island during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in the Southern California area of operations. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in 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 Lt. Matthew A. Stroup/Released)
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