Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - USS Nimitz takes on biofuel..jpg PACIFIC OCEAN July 17 2012 Aviation boatswain ™s mates aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz CVN 68 manage a biofuel transfer during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J Kaiser T-AO 187 Nimitz took on 200 000 gallons of biofuel in preparation for the Great Green Fleet demonstration 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 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 Ryan Mayes/Released http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/7605056030/ USS Nimitz takes on biofuel 2012-07-17 23 49 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America MC3 Ryan Mayes/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/7605056030 2012-11-13 00 40 56 cc-by-2 0 Images from United States Navy to check United States Navy images |