20160726-M-OI464-010 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2016) - Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment on load to a U.S. MV-22B Osprey while aboard the HMAS Canberra, July 13, 2016. The soldiers are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, 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 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Giannetti)
Date Taken: | 07.26.2016 |
Date Posted: | 07.28.2016 21:39 |
Photo ID: | 2750338 |
VIRIN: | 160726-M-OI464-010 |
Resolution: | 5616x3744 |
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Location: | HAWAII, US |
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