Keywords: AAV launch to USS Rushmore during RIMPAC 2014 140709-N-FC670-529.jpg en Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicles assigned to Combat Assault Company 3rd Marine Regiment prepare to launch from the beach to amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore LSD 47 during Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC Exercise 2014 Twenty-two nations more than 40 ships and submarines about 200 aircraft and 25 000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug 1 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 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shannon E Renfroe/Released 2014-07-09 Petty Officer 1st Class Shannon Renfroe https //www dvidshub net/image/1444379 140709-N-FC670-529 2014-07-11 15 13 KANEOHE BAY HI US PD-USGov-Military-Navy Amphibious Assault Vehicle RIMPAC 2014 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |