Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Ships and submarines participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2012 are in formation..jpg PACIFIC OCEAN July 27 2012 Ships and submarines participating in Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC exercise 2012 are in formation in the waters around the Hawaiian islands Twenty-two nations more than 40 ships and submarines more than 200 aircraft and 25 000 personnel are participating in the biennial Rim of the Pacific 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith Devinney/Released 120727-N-VD564-015 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/7676529858/ Ships and submarines participating in Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC exercise 2012 are in formation 2011-10-10 01 59 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America MCC AW/SW/NAC Keith DeVinney/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/7676529858 2012-11-12 22 11 14 cc-by-2 0 Images from United States Navy to check |