Keywords: Patrol Squadron 45, RIMPAC 2014 140726-N-MV308-628.jpg en Lt Justin Rogers mission commander for the Pelicans of Patrol Squadron VP 45 explains how the P-8A Poseidon has been beneficial to the squadron's training during Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC exercise 2014 to military officers from Bangladesh and Italy The military representatives from Brazil Italy Denmark and Bangladesh were engaged with a P-8 static display and a P-3 familiarization flight The P-3 event orbited overhead the RIMPAC ship formation and the observers were able to see first-hand the coalition force steaming in formation Twenty-two nations 49 ships six submarines more than 200 aircraft and 25 000 personnel are participating in 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 3rd Class Amber Porter/Released 2014-07-26 Petty Officer 3rd Class A P https //www dvidshub net/image/1470011 140726-N-MV308-628 2014-07-28 23 46 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM HI US PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aircraft at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Boeing P-8 Poseidon RIMPAC 2014 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |