180711-G-EM820-1407 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2018) An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point sits on the flight deck of USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) after completing a medical evacuation exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, more than 46 ships and 5 submarines, 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
180711-G-EM820-1407 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2018) An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point sits on the flight deck of USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) after completing a medical evacuation exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, more than 46 ships and 5 submarines, 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 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. ( Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi/Released)
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