Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - A helicopter kicks up dust as it lands..jpg MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII KANEOHE BAY Aug 1 2012 A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter kicks up dust as it lands during a beach landing exercise at 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 the biennial 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 1st Class Paul Seeber/Released 120801-N-KL795-084 http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/7704330372/ A helicopter kicks up dust as it lands 2012-07-31 15 06 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America MC1 Paul Seeber/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/7704330372 2012-11-12 22 33 54 cc-by-2 0 Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion Downwash below helicopters RIMPAC 2012 |