RIMPAC 2016 [Image 116 of 217]

PEARL HARBOR, HI, UNITED STATES

06.28.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeffrey Troutman 

U.S. Navy           

160629-N-ON468-106
PEARL HARBOR (June 29, 2016) The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016. John C. Stennis is currently on a Western Pacific deployment and is expected to play a major role in RIMPAC. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, 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 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy Photo By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeff Troutman/Released

• Date Taken: 06.28.2016
• Date Posted: 07.01.2016 00:06
• Photo ID: 2701886
• VIRIN: 160629-N-ON468-106
• Resolution: 6048x2992
• Size: 1.66 MB
• Location: PEARL HARBOR, HI, US