Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Laird directs the landing of a Navy HSC-4 MH-60S Black Knight helicopter July 11, 2018, aboard the USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750) 15 miles southwest of Oahu, Hawaii, during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise July 11, 2018. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships and five 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 co
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Laird directs the landing of a Navy HSC-4 MH-60S Black Knight helicopter July 11, 2018, aboard the USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750) 15 miles southwest of Oahu, Hawaii, during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise July 11, 2018. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships and five 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.
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