A Ch-53 Sikorsky departs the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) airfield after unloading a contingent of Marines during the air assault portion of 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 exercise 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 word's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Stefan Alford/Released)
Date Taken: | 07.13.2014 |
Date Posted: | 07.16.2014 01:09 |
Photo ID: | 1449538 |
VIRIN: | 140713-D-ZH867-122 |
Resolution: | 3264x4928 |
Size: | 2.09 MB |
Location: | KEKAHA, HAWAII, US |
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