Keywords: Australia Chief of Joint Operations, RIMPAC 2014 140717-N-LP801-015.jpg en Group Captain Stuart Bellingham left gives Australian Chief of Joint Operations Vice Adm David Johnston a tour of the Combined Air Operations Centre during Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC Exercise 2014 Twenty-two nations 49 ships and six submarines more than 200 aircraft and 25 000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise 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 2nd Class Raul Moreno Jr /Released 2014-07-17 Petty Officer 2nd Class Raul Moreno Jr https //www dvidshub net/image/1452850 140717-N-LP801-015 2014-07-18 00 28 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM HI US PD-USGov-Military-Navy RIMPAC 2014 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Admirals of Australia Royal Canadian Air Force personnel |