The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ISE (DDH-182)
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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ISE (DDH-182) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC 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 the sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Photo by photographer PO1 Makoto Maeda/Released, 140707-O-ZZ999-186-JP1)
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