Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - The SECNAV and other VIP's watch the Great Green Fleet demonstration..jpg PACIFIC OCEAN July 18 2012 Secretary of the Navy SECNAV the Honorable Ray Mabus Capt Greg Harris Commander Carrier Air Wing 11 and Vice Adm Gerald R Beaman commander U S 3rd Fleet watch the Great Green Fleet demonstration from primary flight control aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz CVN 68 during the Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC 2012 exercise Nimitz took on 200 000 gallons of biofuel in preparation for the demonstration 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 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robert Winn/Released 120718-N-HN953-312 Join the conversation http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/7630267520/ The SECNAV and other VIP's watch the Great Green Fleet demonstration 2012-07-18 16 13 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America MC2 Robert Winn/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/7630267520 2012-11-12 22 06 58 cc-by-2 0 Gerald R Beaman Ray Mabus |