PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2018) Coast Guard crewmembers, assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750), inflate a gunnery target on the flight deck during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises, July 17. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Island and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among the participants
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2018) Coast Guard crewmembers, assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750), inflate a gunnery target on the flight deck during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises, July 17. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Island and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among the 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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