Keywords: RIMPAC 2012 120711-N-LP801-024.jpg en Seaman Apprentice Christopher Tomasco heaves a line aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin CG 65 as the ship pulls out from port Twenty-two nations more than 40 ships and submarines more than 200 aircraft and 25 000 personnel are participating in Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to August 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 Raul Moreno Jr /Released 2012-07-11 Seaman Raul Moreno Jr https //www dvidshub net/image/623307 120711-N-LP801-024 2012-07-12 23 54 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM HI US PD-USGov-Military-Navy People at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam USS Chosin CG-65 RIMPAC 2012 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |