RIMPAC 2014 ship arrivals [Image 9 of 10]

PEARL HARBOR, HI, UNITED STATES

06.25.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tiarra Brown 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

Sailors attached to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam assist in mooring the French Navy Floreal-class frigate FS Prairial (F 731) as the ship arrives in preparation for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 exercise. RIMPAC, the world's largest international maritime exercise, 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. This year's RIMPAC exercise, the 24th in the series that began in 1971, is scheduled to contain twenty-two nations, 48 surface ships, 6 submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel. Units from Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Columbia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the People's Republic of China, Peru, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of the Philippines, Singapore, Tonga, the United Kingdom and the United States are scheduled to participate. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tiarra Fulgham/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.25.2014
• Date Posted: 06.26.2014 02:45
• Photo ID: 1420704
• VIRIN: 140625-N-QG393-149
• Resolution: 3015x3000
• Size: 1.17 MB
• Location: PEARL HARBOR, HI, US