USS Scout, RIMPAC 2014 [Image 3 of 10]

USPACOM, AT SEA

07.17.2014

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Mark Schultz 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships USS Scout (MCM 8) sails off the coast of Southern California as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships, six submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 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 world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark C. Schultz/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.17.2014
• Date Posted: 07.18.2014 01:08
• Photo ID: 1452873
• VIRIN: 140717-N-FE250-467
• Resolution: 3507x2290
• Size: 2.04 MB
• Location: USPACOM, AT SEA