Keywords: rim of the pacific rimofthepacific rimpac u.s. army usarmy u.s. navy usnavy u.s. air force usairforce u.s. marine corps usmarinecorps maritime strategy maritimestrategy hawaii pearl harbor pearlharbor hickam joint base pearl harbor-hickam jointbasepearlharborhickam strengthening partnerships strengtheningpartnerships largest maritime exercise largestmaritimeexercise australia brunei canada chile colombia denmark france germany india indonesia italy japan malaysia mexico netherlands new zealand newzealand norway people's republic of china peoplesrepublicofchina peru the republic of korea therepublicofkorea the republic of the philippines therepublicofthephilippines thailand tonga united kingdom unitedkingdom united states unitedstates cooperative relationships cooperativerelationships foster sustain sailors marines airman soldiers combined task force combinedtaskforce us 160731-N-OL837-007 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 31, 2016) The nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) conducts helicopter operations at sunset during Rim of the Pacific 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason Noble) 160731-N-OL837-007 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 31, 2016) The nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) conducts helicopter operations at sunset during Rim of the Pacific 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason Noble) |