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    RIMPAC 2012

    USS NIMITZ (CVN 68), HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    07.18.2012

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Winn 

    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman, commander, U.S. Third Fleet, and Chilean Capt. Luis Sanchez, Sea Combat Commander, CTG-170.1, share sea stories while aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) to observe the transfer of biofuel during the Great Green Fleet Demonstration as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Nimitz is currently underway participating in RIMPAC. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the 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.

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    Date Taken: 07.18.2012
    Date Posted: 07.19.2012 21:50
    Photo ID: 628584
    VIRIN: 120718-N-HN953-364
    Resolution: 2800x1786
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    Location: USS NIMITZ (CVN 68), HAWAII, US

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