JDS Kirishima in RIMPAC 2014
Edited Royal Australian Navy image of the JDS Kirishima, taking part in RIMPAC 2014.
Original caption: PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 7, 2014) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense guided-missile destroyer JDS Kirishima (DDG 174) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the sea phase of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in Exercise RIMPAC from June 26 to August 1, 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 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Royal Australian Navy photo by Able Seaman Imagery Specialist Chantell Bianchi/Released, 140707-0-ZZ999-062-AU3)
JDS Kirishima in RIMPAC 2014
Edited Royal Australian Navy image of the JDS Kirishima, taking part in RIMPAC 2014.
Original caption: PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 7, 2014) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense guided-missile destroyer JDS Kirishima (DDG 174) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the sea phase of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in Exercise RIMPAC from June 26 to August 1, 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 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Royal Australian Navy photo by Able Seaman Imagery Specialist Chantell Bianchi/Released, 140707-0-ZZ999-062-AU3)