RIMPAC 2012 [Image 12 of 23]

HONOLULU, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

07.03.2012

Courtesy Photo

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Master Corporal Brad Chase (left) and Sergeant Chris Kingston (right), Traffic Technicians at 429 Transport Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force in Trenton, Ontario, helps unload a Canadian Forces CC-177 Globemaster III aircraft at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 3, 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. 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 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. Canadian Forces photo by : MCpl Marc-Andre Gaudreault, Canadian Forces Combat Camera. RELEASED

• Date Taken: 07.03.2012
• Date Posted: 07.05.2012 00:35
• Photo ID: 618532
• VIRIN: 120702-O-ZZ999-017
• Resolution: 4032x2688
• Size: 4.24 MB
• Location: HONOLULU, HAWAII, US