U.S. Navy sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 11 (CRS 11) patrol Pearl Harbor after escorting the Columbian navy frigate ARC Almirante Padilla (FM 51) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships, 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor Smith/Released)
Date Taken: | 07.18.2014 |
Date Posted: | 07.21.2014 23:50 |
Photo ID: | 1457540 |
VIRIN: | 140718-N-TM257-170 |
Resolution: | 4690x2931 |
Size: | 3.19 MB |
Location: | PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, US |
Web Views: | 179 |
Downloads: | 7 |
This work, Coastal Riverine Squadron 11, RIMPAC 2014 [Image 4 of 4], by PO2 Taylor Smith, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.