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    RIMPAC 2012

    ABOARD USS LAKE ERIE CG 70, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    07.15.2012

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek Sanchez 

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    USS Chafee (DDG 90) fires a Standard Missile Two from the forward missile deck 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 exercise from Jun. 20 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of the sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/EXW) Derek R. Sanchez)

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    Date Taken: 07.15.2012
    Date Posted: 07.16.2012 21:21
    Photo ID: 626148
    VIRIN: 120715-N-PF210-283
    Resolution: 1074x1296
    Size: 316.92 KB
    Location: ABOARD USS LAKE ERIE CG 70, HAWAII, US

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