Service members from Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Tonga and the United States get in position to man the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 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. (Canadian Forces photo by MCpl Marc-Andre Gaudreault, Canadian Forces Combat Camera/Released)
| Date Taken: | 07.11.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 07.13.2012 04:53 |
| Photo ID: | 623427 |
| VIRIN: | 120711-O-ZZ999-002 |
| Resolution: | 2100x1500 |
| Size: | 1.63 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, US |
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