Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Sailors participate in small unit tactics training..jpg JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM July 18 2012 Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron MSRON 9 participate in small unit tactics training during the Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC 2012 exercise 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 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jumar T Balacy/Released 120718-N-GG400-038 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/7630267730/ Sailors participate in small unit tactics training 2012-07-23 11 19 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America Jumar T Balacy/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/7630267730 2012-11-12 20 17 10 cc-by-2 0 Images from United States Navy to check |