140706-N-YW024-030
140706-N-YW024-030
PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2014) – Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Victoria Nelson, from Phoenix, and Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Justin Harris, from Baltimore, lower the ensign during evening colors on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Katarzyna Kobiljak/Released)
140706-N-YW024-030
140706-N-YW024-030
PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2014) – Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Victoria Nelson, from Phoenix, and Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Justin Harris, from Baltimore, lower the ensign during evening colors on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Katarzyna Kobiljak/Released)