A U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk, with the 4th Black Knights
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A U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk, with the 4th Black Knights Squadron from Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., and two U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters with the 129th Rescue Squadron in Moffett Field Calif., participate in a search and rescue exercise in Bellows Field, Hawaii, on July 23, 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. 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.
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