RIMPAC 2012 [Image 8 of 11]

AT SEA, HI, UNITED STATES

07.11.2012

Courtesy Photo

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

To honor the USS Arizona memorial (background), Private Bryan Irwin, a soldier from the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation company of the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from Shilo, Manitoba, stands at attention on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 11 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise from June 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. Canadian Forces photo by : MCpl Marc-Andre Gaudreault, Canadian Forces Combat Camera. RELEASED

• Date Taken: 07.11.2012
• Date Posted: 07.12.2012 18:46
• Photo ID: 623098
• VIRIN: 120711-O-ZZ999-005
• Resolution: 2100x1334
• Size: 1.2 MB
• Location: AT SEA, HI, US