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    Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon's first strike at RIMPAC 2018 [Image 4 of 5]

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    Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon's first strike at RIMPAC 2018

    KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    07.11.2018

    Photo by Nichola Freeman 

    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    180711-O-N0842-4011 MARINE CORPS BASE, HAWAII (July 11, 2018) Royal Australian Air Force load crew personnel from No. 11 Squadron position an ATM-84J Harpoon on to 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 Bonny Gassner)

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    Date Taken: 07.11.2018
    Date Posted: 08.01.2018 00:26
    Photo ID: 4584955
    VIRIN: 180711-O-NO842-4011
    Resolution: 5112x3996
    Size: 1.88 MB
    Location: KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII, US

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