RIMPAC 2012 [Image 9 of 10]

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, UNITED STATES

07.11.2012

Courtesy Photo

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

Republic of South Korea ROKS Choi Young (DDH 981) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to begin the sea phase part of 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 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. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force photo by Photographer LS Tetsuya Sekino) RELEASED

• Date Taken: 07.11.2012
• Date Posted: 07.13.2012 00:20
• Photo ID: 623310
• VIRIN: 120711-O-ZZ999-004
• Resolution: 2100x1395
• Size: 1.85 MB
• Location: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, US