180716-O-N0842-1534 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2018) Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS VANCOUVER fires an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) during a missile exercise while the ship participates in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. 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 Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among
180716-O-N0842-1534 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2018) Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS VANCOUVER fires an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) during a missile exercise while the ship participates in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. 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 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. (Canadian Armed Forces photo by Public Affairs Officer Lt. Anthony Wright/Released)
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