U.S. Pacific Fleet
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2016) Leading Seaman Aviation Support Michael Wenzel directs a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft as it takes off from the flight deck of HMAS Canberra during exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. 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 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Royal Australian navy photo by LSIS Helen Frank)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2016) Leading Seaman Aviation Support Michael Wenzel directs a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft as it takes off from the flight deck of HMAS Canberra during exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. 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 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Royal Australian navy photo by LSIS Helen Frank)