Australian Pilot Interviewed During RIMPAC 2018

180707-O-NO842-4001 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 7, 2018) Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cory Asato, assigned to Fleet Combat Camera Pacific, interviews Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon pilot, Flight Lt. Angus Wheeler, from No 11 Squadron, during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 7. Australian personnel and assets are exercising across a broad spectrum of scenarios from humanitarian assistance and disaster response to maritime security operations, sea control and complex war fighting. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Australian Armed Forces by Cpl. Nicci Freeman/Released)