Keywords: Sailor washes an E-A-18G Growler on USS John C. Stennis' flight deck during the Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise. (27817877304).jpg en PACIFIC OCEAN July 17 2016 Airman Josh Coleman from Vero Beach Florida washes an E/A-18G Growler assigned to the Wizards of Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ 133 on USS John C Stennis' CVN 74 flight deck during the Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise Twenty-six nations more than 40 ships and submarines more than 200 aircraft and 25 000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug 4 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 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago/Released 160717-N-GZ947-042 Join the conversation www navy mil/viewGallery asp www facebook com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy navylive dodlive mil pinterest com plus google com 2016-07-17 06 05 51 https //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/27817877304/ Official U S Navy Page other versions 160717-N-GZ947-042 Navy Official U S Navy Imagery https //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/27817877304 2016-07-20 18 30 51 cc-by-2 0 PD-USNavy Files from the U S Navy Flickr stream USS John C Stennis CVN-74 flight deck 20160717-060551 EA-18G Growler on flight decks 20160717-060551 RIMPAC 2016 20160717-060551 Taken with Nikon D810 Photographs taken on 2016-07-17 |