JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 11, 2016) - Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Vancouver pulls away from Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Calgary as it departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, 45 ships, five submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled 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 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. (Royal Canadian Army photo by Master Corporal Christopher Ward/Released)
Date Taken: | 07.11.2016 |
Date Posted: | 07.12.2016 23:43 |
Photo ID: | 2718164 |
VIRIN: | 160711-O-ME522-008 |
Resolution: | 4928x3280 |
Size: | 2.11 MB |
Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, US |
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