RIMPAC 2012 [Image 25 of 25]

HAWAII, NEW ZEALAND

07.04.2012

Courtesy Photo

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

The South Korean ships ROKS Yolgok Yi-l (DDG 992) and the ROKS Choi Young (DDH 981) are decorated to celebrate the 4th of July during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun. 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. New Zealand Defence Force Photo by: LAC Amanda McErlich, Photographer, Defence Communications Group. RELEASED

• Date Taken: 07.04.2012
• Date Posted: 07.06.2012 03:33
• Photo ID: 619152
• VIRIN: 120704-O-ZZ999-004
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 3.12 MB
• Location: HAWAII, NZ