Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Pilots conduct preflight checks..jpg KANEOHE Hawaii July 14 2012 Lt David Sullivan left and Lt j g Mike Dixon assigned to Patrol Squadron VP 4 conduct preflight checks on a P-3C Orion aircraft VP-4 is participating in the Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC 2012 exercise in and around the Hawaiian Islands Twenty-two nations more than 40 ships and submarines more than 200 aircraft and 25 000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug 3 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 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971 U S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith W DeVinney/Released 120714-N-VD564-035 Join the conversation http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/7597169796/ Pilots conduct preflight checks 2012-07-14 11 36 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America MCC AW/SW/NAC Keith DeVinney/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/7597169796 2012-11-12 22 31 37 cc-by-2 0 P-3C Orion Patrol Squadron 4 United States Navy RIMPAC 2012 |