Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - The Great Green Fleet demonstrates biofuels during RIMPAC 2012. (1).jpg PACIFIC OCEAN July 18 2012 The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz CVN 68 participates in the Great Green Fleet demonstration portion of the Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC 2012 exercise 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/7605057860/ The Great Green Fleet demonstrates biofuels during RIMPAC 2012 2012-07-18 12 58 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 N06/7605057860 2012-11-12 20 55 27 cc-by-2 0 Images from United States Navy to check |