RIMPAC 2012 [Image 21 of 25]

JAPAN

07.05.2012

Courtesy Photo

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

Sailors from the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Ship Myoko won their volleyball game to advance to the next round. They are here to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun. 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. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force photo by Photographer LS Tetsuya Sekino)

• Date Taken: 07.05.2012
• Date Posted: 07.06.2012 03:30
• Photo ID: 619148
• VIRIN: 120705-O-ZZ999-007
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 6.83 MB
• Location: JP