180711-O-N0842-4010 MARINE CORPS BASE, HAWAII (July 11, 2018) Royal Australian Air Force Aircraft Technician Leading Aircraftsman Jake Irvine prepares to load the ATM-84J Harpoon onto a P-8A Poseidon aircraft at Marine Corps Base, Hawaii, during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. 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 of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Australian Armed Forces photo by Able Seaman Image Specialist Bonny Gassner)
| Date Taken: | 07.11.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 08.01.2018 00:24 |
| Photo ID: | 4584940 |
| VIRIN: | 180711-O-NO842-4010 |
| Resolution: | 5788x3623 |
| Size: | 1.95 MB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HAWAII, US |
| Web Views: | 76 |
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