Keywords: RIMPAC 2012 120711-N-SS993-155.jpg en 120711-N-SS993-155 PEARL HARBOR July 11 2012 U S Marine Maj Gen Kenneth Glueck Commanding General III Marine Expeditionary Force shakes hands with Commander Combined Task Force CTF 176 Canadian Commodore Peter Ellis on the quarterdeck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 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 Eric Crosby/Released 2012-07-11 08 48 26 https //www dvidshub net/image/623308/rimpac-2012 RIMPAC 2012 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Crosby U S Navy other versions PD-USGov-Military-Navy 120711-N-SS993-155 Navy Uploaded with UploadWizard Kenneth J Glueck Jr Peter Ellis Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 RIMPAC 2012 |