Images: RIMPAC 2012 [Image 17 of 22]
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tiarra Fulgham)
Date Taken:07.10.2012
Date Posted:07.11.2012 11:50
Photo ID:621948
VIRIN:120710-N-QG393-143
Resolution:2732x1609
Size:1.01 MB
Location:OAHU, HI, US
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