PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2018) Seaman Recruit Bryan Gonzalez, right, grants a Sailor permission to go ashore aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Twenty-six nations, more than 45 ships and 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 between participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea-lane
PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2018) Seaman Recruit Bryan Gonzalez, right, grants a Sailor permission to go ashore aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Twenty-six nations, more than 45 ships and 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 between 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.
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