180724-A-FJ530-309 PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY BARKING SANDS, Hawaii (July 24, 2018) An avenger air defense system crewmember with the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade loads a stinger missile before a live fire training exercise, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2018 at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, July 24. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands 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 of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Rachael Jeffcoat/Release)
| Date Taken: | 07.24.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 07.25.2018 20:30 |
| Photo ID: | 4588173 |
| VIRIN: | 180724-A-FJ530-309 |
| Resolution: | 3456x5184 |
| Size: | 4.05 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY BARKING SANDS, US |
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