Lt. j.g. Kyle Decker keeps watch on littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 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. (Royal Australian Navy photo by Able Seaman Imagery Specialist Chantell Bianchi/Released, 140714-O-ZZ999-131-AU3)
Date Taken: | 07.14.2014 |
Date Posted: | 07.16.2014 01:23 |
Photo ID: | 1449552 |
VIRIN: | 140714-O-ZZ999-131-AU |
Resolution: | 3600x2365 |
Size: | 1.36 MB |
Location: | PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, US |
Web Views: | 186 |
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