Keywords: US and Canadian formation, RIMPAC 2014 140717-N-FE250-499.jpg en San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage LPD 23 Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships USS Scout MCM 8 and USS Champion MCM 4 and Canadian Forces Kingston-Class coastal defense vessel HMCS Nanaimo MM 702 transit in formation off the coast of Southern California as part of Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC Exercise 2014 Twenty-two nations 49 ships six submarines about 200 aircraft and 25 000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark C Schultz/Released 2014-07-17 Chief Petty Officer Mark Schultz https //www dvidshub net/image/1452875 140717-N-FE250-499 2014-07-18 00 54 USPACOM AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Anchorage LPD-23 RIMPAC 2014 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |