Keywords: RIMPAC 2014 PHOTOEX 140725-N-FC670-3449.jpg en Forty-two ships and submarines representing 15 international partner nations maneuver into a close formation during a rain shower as part of Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC Exercise 2014 Twenty-two nations more than 40 ships and 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 1st Class Shannon Renfroe/Released 2014-07-25 Petty Officer 1st Class Shannon Renfroe https //www dvidshub net/image/1466482 140725-N-FC670-3449 2014-07-26 23 00 PACIFIC OCEAN PD-USGov-Military-Navy RIMPAC 2014 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |