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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2016) Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force load their gear into combat rubber raiding craft in the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) during the final amphibious assault of Rim of the Pacific 2016. 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joseph M. Buliavac/Released)
| Date Taken: | 04.08.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 08.04.2016 00:32 |
| Photo ID: | 2767290 |
| VIRIN: | 160730-N-RC734-342 |
| Resolution: | 2400x1602 |
| Size: | 850.98 KB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 16 |
| Downloads: | 95 |
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