Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian navy divers conduct joint training in the vicinity of Ford Island during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC, which runs 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 PO1 Takahiro Ito/Released)
| Date Taken: | 07.11.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 07.14.2012 03:09 |
| Photo ID: | 624473 |
| VIRIN: | 120711-O-ZZ999-006 |
| Resolution: | 2100x1397 |
| Size: | 1.44 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, US |
| Web Views: | 14 |
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