PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2014) Combined Forces Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) for exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 Canadian Rear Adm. Gilles Couturier speaks with Cmdr. Joel Stewart, commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23), while underway off the coast of San Diego. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exerc
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2014) Combined Forces Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) for exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 Canadian Rear Adm. Gilles Couturier speaks with Cmdr. Joel Stewart, commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23), while underway off the coast of San Diego. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Scott/Released) Canadian Rear Adm. Gilles Couturier 140718-N-FN215-591 (14518681567)
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