RIMPAC 2014 [Image 3 of 3]

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.26.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryan Ilyankoff 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

Canadian army soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, walk towards a CH-53E Super Sea Stallion helicopter, assigned to Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463), on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bryan M. Ilyankoff/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.26.2014
• Date Posted: 07.31.2014 00:53
• Photo ID: 1473216
• VIRIN: 140726-N-WX378-072
• Resolution: 3000x1990
• Size: 1.44 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN