Hawaii - RIMPAC - Defense imagery management operations center
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, right, meets with Culinary Specialist Seamen Darnel Bracewell, left, and Tyree Lesain, and Chief Culinary Specialist Jamario Sheppard aboard the Virginia-class attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777). Dempsey is in Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and 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. 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 Steven Khor/Released)
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