USS Halsey, HMCS Ottawa square off for Inaugural RIMPAC 2018 Soccer tournament [Image 3 of 4]

PEARL HARBOR, HI, UNITED STATES

06.27.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Corwin Colbert 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

180627-N-QE566-0438. PEARL HARBOR (June 27, 2018) -- Sailors assigned to U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) and the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) play a friendly match of soccer on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Corwin Colbert)

• Date Taken: 06.27.2018
• Date Posted: 06.27.2018 23:24
• Photo ID: 4519391
• VIRIN: 180627-N-QE566-0438
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 3.7 MB
• Location: PEARL HARBOR, HI, US