180727-N-PM193-0534 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 27, 2018) Lt. Benjamin Schmidt, assigned to the “Tropics” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49.5, flies a MH-60R Sea Hawk during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 27. 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexander C. Kubitza/Released)
Date Taken: | 07.27.2018 |
Date Posted: | 08.02.2018 00:37 |
Photo ID: | 4596400 |
VIRIN: | 180727-N-PM193-0534 |
Resolution: | 2100x1500 |
Size: | 1.41 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Web Views: | 29 |
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