180726-N-TC437-0103 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2018) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Shavontay Connor stands watch as forward starboard lookout aboard guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) as the ship and other Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise ships and submarines participate in a group sail off the coast of Hawaii, July 26. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships and 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ignacio D. Perez/Released)
Date Taken: | 07.26.2018 |
Date Posted: | 07.28.2018 23:22 |
Photo ID: | 4591593 |
VIRIN: | 180726-N-TC437-0103 |
Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
Size: | 779.93 KB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
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