Special Operations Command Pacific and Multi-National SOF members conduct Airborne Training during RIMPAC 2018 [Image 17 of 17]

HI, UNITED STATES

07.17.2018

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Cynthia De Leon 

U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific

180717-N-BW951-180 NORTH SHORE, Hawaii (July 17, 2018) - A Republic of Korea Navy Special Warfare Flotilla free fall parachute jumper acts a secondary jumpmaster as static line parachute jumpers, assigned to Special Operations Command Pacific, prepare to exit the aircraft during airborne training operations as part of RIMPAC 2018. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five 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 on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Cynthia Z. De Leon/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.17.2018
• Date Posted: 06.03.2019 01:22
• Photo ID: 4574687
• VIRIN: 180717-N-BW951-180
• Resolution: 2975x2125
• Size: 2.14 MB
• Location: HI, US