RIMPAC 2012 [Image 20 of 25]

JAPAN

07.05.2012

Courtesy Photo

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

Rear Adm. Fumiyuki Kitagawa, Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, cheered on the participants of the 5K run during 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) RELEASED

• Date Taken: 07.05.2012
• Date Posted: 07.06.2012 03:30
• Photo ID: 619147
• VIRIN: 120705-O-ZZ999-005
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 8.1 MB
• Location: JP