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Australian sailors prepare to launch combat rubber raiding craft from the stern gate of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), July 17, in support of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in the pacific Ocean July 17, 2018.
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 of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Logan C. Kellums) Original public domain image from Flickr
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