Cmdr. Alex Kooiman, commanding officer HMCS Victoria (SSK 876), speaks with Rear Adm. Yasuki Nakahata, vice commander, Combined Task Force for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014, Rear Adm. Gilles Couturier, Combined Forces Maritime component commander RIMPAC, and Vice Adm. Kenneth E. Floyd, commander, Combined Task Force RIMPAC, during a tour of the Canadian submarine. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1, 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 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Canadian Forces Combat Camera Photo by Sgt. Matthew McGregor/Released)
Date Taken: | 07.06.2014 |
Date Posted: | 07.07.2014 04:34 |
Photo ID: | 1435636 |
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Location: | PEARL HARBOR, HI, US |
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