180717-N-KG618-1035 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 17, 2018) Navy Capt. Kevin Long, commander, Task Force 172, speaks to Royal Canadian Navy Rear Adm. Bob Auchterlonie, deputy commander, Combined Task Force, before a tour of Tactical Operations Center on Marine Corps Base Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a
180717-N-KG618-1035 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 17, 2018) Navy Capt. Kevin Long, commander, Task Force 172, speaks to Royal Canadian Navy Rear Adm. Bob Auchterlonie, deputy commander, Combined Task Force, before a tour of Tactical Operations Center on Marine Corps Base Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kevin A. Flinn/Released)
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