RIMPAC 2012, US Navy Photogrpah
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force divers conduct training near Ford Island, Hawaii, July 11, 2012, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. RIMPAC is a U.S. Pacific Command-hosted biennial multinational maritim... More
A rainbow appears behind the USS Missouri Memorial
A rainbow appears behind the USS Missouri Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 17, 2012, during Rim of the Pacific 2012. RIMPAC is a U.S. Pacific Command-hosted biennial multinational mariti... More
U.S. Navy Operations Specialist 2nd Class Christian
U.S. Navy Operations Specialist 2nd Class Christian J. Deknikker checks a surface tracking radar system for surface contacts in the commanding officer's tactical operation plot room aboard the aircraft carrier ... More
Mexican sailors assigned to the Mexican navy tank landing
Mexican sailors assigned to the Mexican navy tank landing ship ARM Usumacinta (A-412) prepare the ship for departure during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, 42 ships, six submarines, more t... More
Damage Controlman Fireman Jonathan Feinberg fights
Damage Controlman Fireman Jonathan Feinberg fights a simulated class alpha fire during a general quarters drill on board the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is currently underway conducting carrier... More
U.S. sailors assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning
U.S. sailors assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117 monitor an E2-C Hawkeye aircraft, left, during a communications check on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bradley Washington from
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bradley Washington from Company E, 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, fires a 155mm white phosphorous round from a M777 lightweight howitzer July 21... More
Sailors attach a cargo sling to a Royal Australian
Sailors attach a cargo sling to a Royal Australian Navy S-70B Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) while conducting a vertical replenishment with the Military S... More
Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 24, assigned to Assault
Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 24, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, filled with troops and equipment, approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) as LCAC 32 heads toward Hawaii’s bigges... More
The Japan Self Defense Force ship JS Shirane (DDH 143),
The Japan Self Defense Force ship JS Shirane (DDH 143), departs the waters of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after spending 12 days in port during the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-two n... More
Cartridges are loaded into a flare module for an A-10
Cartridges are loaded into a flare module for an A-10 Thunderbolt II by a member of the 917th Maintenance Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., during the Rim of the Pacific military exercise. Twenty-two... More
Soldiers from the New Zealand Army's Alpha Company,
Soldiers from the New Zealand Army's Alpha Company, practice drills for urban clearing at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Military Armored Tactical Combat House during the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPA... More
Seaman Trevor J. Barkley, a watch stander in the aircraft
Seaman Trevor J. Barkley, a watch stander in the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) aft steering, adjusts the ship’s starboard trick wheel. Nimitz departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 6 to participat... More
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 takes off from the Kahuku Training Area, (KTA) near the north shore of Ohau, Hawaii July 31, 2012, in support of Rim of the Pa... More
U.S. Marines from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd
U.S. Marines from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment rally up and prepare to move out after disembarking a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, Marine Corps Base Hawai... More
RIMPAC 2012, US Navy Photogrpah
A rescue swimmer from the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 4 (Black Knights) is hoisted on board a U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk, in the Pacific Ocean, July 27, 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submar... More
The Russian Navy Udaloy-class destroyer RFS Admiral
The Russian Navy Udaloy-class destroyer RFS Admiral Panteleyev (BPK 548) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2012. Twenty-two nations, 42 ships,... More
Her Majesty's Canadian ship HMCS Victoria (SS6 876),
Her Majesty's Canadian ship HMCS Victoria (SS6 876), a Victoria class submarine operated by the Royal Canadian Navy, arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in the Rim of the Pacific exercise, ... More
A Japanese sailor swims the 50 meter breaststroke during
A Japanese sailor swims the 50 meter breaststroke during a Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) international swim meet July 6, 2012, in Scott Pool at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. More than 200 sailo... More
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is under way
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is under way in the Pacific Ocean July 17, 2012, during Rim of the Pacific 2012. RIMPAC is a U.S. Pacific Command-hosted biennial multinational maritime exercise designe... More
A U.S. Marine amphibious assault vehicle stages at
A U.S. Marine amphibious assault vehicle stages at Forward Operating Base Warrior in preparation for live-fire and maneuver exercises during the schedule of events phase, Rim of the Pacific 2012, July 18. The A... More
The Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS
The Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and... More
Guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) departs
Guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 ai... More
Australian army soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Royal
Australian army soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a raid from Amphibious Assault Vehicles driven by U.S. Marines from Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, as part of Ri... More
Capt. Dan Petronzio, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines Combat
Capt. Dan Petronzio, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines Combat Assault Company Commander, plots coordinates for the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation rehearsal aboard USS Essex's (LHD 2) flight deck. Twenty-two natio... More
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visits with Aviation
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visits with Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Erik Gonzalez from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz’ (CVN 68) Air Department’s Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment D... More
A U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk, with the 4th Black Knights
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 C... More
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Carlos Saavedra prepares
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Carlos Saavedra prepares to chock and chain a Royal New Zealand Navy SH-2F Seasprite helicopter as it lands on the flight deck of the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) during ... More
Hawaii National Guard personnel conduct search and
Hawaii National Guard personnel conduct search and rescue operations as part of a humanitarian assistance/disaster relief scenario during Rim of the Pacific 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and subm... More
Cargo simulating humanitarian assistance supplies drops
Cargo simulating humanitarian assistance supplies drops from a C17 Globemaster III as the 535th Airlift Squadron participates in an exercise over Pohakuloa, Hawaii. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and s... More
A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine
A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 prepares to take off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, June 27, 20... More
Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit
Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11 race to defuse a bomb during a stress exercise that tests them on their ability to act fast under pressure during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. ... More
U.S. sailors assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage
U.S. sailors assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) sailors with the RAN clearance diving team pose for a group photo aboard the USS Missouri (BB 63) Memorial July 10, 2012... More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Patrick E. McGrath, commander,
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Patrick E. McGrath, commander, Strike Force Training Pacific and deputy commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, is assisted by his New Zealand army comrade in preparation to flying New Zealand's Royal ND... More
The fuel lab aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz
The fuel lab aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is filled with samples of biofuel. Nimitz on-loaded 200,000 gallons of biofuel in preparation of the Great Green Fleet demonstration during Rim of th... More
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians show
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians show off their equipment during a distinguished visitor visit, while participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships a... More
Her Majesty's Australian Ship, HMAS Farncomb (SSG 74),
Her Majesty's Australian Ship, HMAS Farncomb (SSG 74), a Collins class submarine operated by the Royal Australian Navy, arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC... More
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 evacuate casualties
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 evacuate casualties treated by Tripler Medical Assistant Team simulate complex injuries to civilian participants during the Humanitarian Assistant/Disaster Relief Scenario... More
U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker with the 465th Air
U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron refuels U.S. Marine Corps F-18 Hornet over Hawaii in support of RIMPAC, July 28, 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submari... More
Pvt. Shilo Francis-Arduh, a platoon signaler with Company
Pvt. Shilo Francis-Arduh, a platoon signaler with Company A, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, provides security down a ladder well while a fellow soldier secures his legs from the roo... More
The guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) receives
The guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) receives biofuel from the Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) during a replenishment at sea. The aircraft carrie... More
Leading Seaman Chris Gonzalez (goal keeper) of HMAS
Leading Seaman Chris Gonzalez (goal keeper) of HMAS Darwin punches clear the ball during an attack from (USS) Chosin (CG 65) in the international soccer competition, held as part of the harbor phase of Rim of t... More
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) launches a harpoon missile for Sink Exercise July 17, 2012 during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 s... More
Canadian Navy warship HMCS Algonquin (DDG 283 ) has
Canadian Navy warship HMCS Algonquin (DDG 283 ) has arrived in Pearl Harbor.Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercis... More
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter from Helicopter
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 flies over Marine Corps Base Hawaii - Kaneohe Bay, July 16, 2012, during Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2012 fast rope training ... More
Soldiers from the New Zealand army move quickly toward
Soldiers from the New Zealand army move quickly toward for the tree line as they disembark a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay, as it lands at... More
A remote-controlled robot operated by explosive ordnance
A remote-controlled robot operated by explosive ordnance disposal technicians, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, opens a backpack that is a simulated improvised explosive device during a t... More
RIMPAC 2012, US Navy Photogrpah
Ships and submarines participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2012 sail in formation in the waters around the Hawaiian islands. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200... More
Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler
Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) transits the waters of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-two nati... More
Lt. Ryan Mcgoldrick, assigned to Helicopter Squadron
Lt. Ryan Mcgoldrick, assigned to Helicopter Squadron 75, "Wolf pack," shows a Korean navy pilot flight deck operations procedures aboard the Guided-missile Destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106), during the Rim of t... More
Damage Controlman Fireman (DCFN) Daniel Kelly and DCFN
Damage Controlman Fireman (DCFN) Daniel Kelly and DCFN Chris Kirkman confirm a simulated fire is extinguished during a helicopter crash and salvage drill on the flight deck of the guided-missile cruiser USS Cho... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors arrive at Bellows Beach via
U.S. Marines and Sailors arrive at Bellows Beach via Landing Craft Air Cushions to offload vehicles, personnel and equipment in support of a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise during Rim of the P... More
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician 1st Class
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician 1st Class Carey Peekstok, front, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician Lt.j.g. Derek Oskutis, assigned to EOD Mobile Unit 11, participate in joint trainin... More
Leading Seaman Darren Hatfield assigned to the Royal
Leading Seaman Darren Hatfield assigned to the Royal Australian navy Adelaide-class guided-missile frigate HMAS Darwin (FFG 04) sets up for a strike during a soccer match against sailors assigned to the guided-... More
Vice Adm. Gerald Beaman, center, Commander U.S. 3rd
Vice Adm. Gerald Beaman, center, Commander U.S. 3rd Fleet, shakes hands with Petty Officer 1st Class Kyle Jones, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, moments after awarding him the Bronze Sta... More
The Singapore naval frigate RSS Formidable (68) arrives
The Singapore naval frigate RSS Formidable (68) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2012. Twenty-two nations, 42 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft ... More
A Canadian soldier with the Noncombatant Evacuation
A Canadian soldier with the Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Company, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry runs on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) July 14... More
A visitor tries on firefighting gear aboard the amphibious
A visitor tries on firefighting gear aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a tour. Essex is deployed for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2012, the world's largest multinational mariti... More
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra from Marine Light
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169) flies a live fire combat training mission July 22, 2012, over the Pohakuloa Training Area, (PTA) Hawaii during R... More
Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 32, assigned to Assault
Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 32, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, prepares to enter the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submari... More
U.S. Marines Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ricardo Solorio, from
U.S. Marines Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ricardo Solorio, from Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay range safety officer as Royal Malaysian Army Soldiers move forward up t... More
HMNZS Te Kaha and HMNZS Endeavour docked at the Aloha
HMNZS Te Kaha and HMNZS Endeavour docked at the Aloha Tower in Honolulu. USS Crommelin (FFG 37) is docked alongside. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 pers... More
Soldiers from multiple countries participating in the
Soldiers from multiple countries participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, play rugby in amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) hangar bay, July 14 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 sh... More
Aviation ordnancemen unload ammunition as part of training
Aviation ordnancemen unload ammunition as part of training on the M197 gun system in the weapons magazines aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting carrier qualifications i... More
Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Higgins
Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG-76) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-two nations, 42 ships, six submarines... More
Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS
Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) prepare their ship to get under way at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than... More
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, top,
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, top, with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron refuels a Marine Corps F-18 Hornet aircraft over Hawaii in support of Rim of the Pacific 2012 July 28, 2012. RIMPAC is a... More
A U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion, assigned to
A U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, departs the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) July 28, 2012, off the coast of Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. RI... More
U.S. sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron
U.S. sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6 fold the tail of an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter before securing the aircraft to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) June 26,... More
U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Robert
U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Robert Villarreal performs maintenance on an MH-6S Little Bird helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carri... More
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and the amphibious
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) sail in close formation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines,... More
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay, flies over the Kahuku Training Area, (KTA) near the north shore of Ohau, Hawaii July 31... More
Sapper Ben Schalk, a combat engineer with 3 Combat
Sapper Ben Schalk, a combat engineer with 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) looks on during a clearance operation at the Marine Corps Training Area -Bellows. Approximately 1,100 Australian sailors, soldiers, ... More
An Air Force A-10 Warthog, assigned to Air Force 47th
An Air Force A-10 Warthog, assigned to Air Force 47th Attack Squadron, shoots a flare during an exercise conducted with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is currently underway participating in Ri... More
The Russian Navy ship Admiral Panteleyev transits the
The Russian Navy ship Admiral Panteleyev transits the waters of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-two nations, 42 ships, six submarines, more than 2... More
The Legend-class maritime security cutter USCGC Bertholf
The Legend-class maritime security cutter USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750) pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and... More
Members of the Chilean navy brief the Chilean minister
Members of the Chilean navy brief the Chilean minister of defense, Andres Allamand, about their role aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is currently underway participating in Rim of the Pac... More
The Republic of Korea Chang Bogo-class submarine ROKS
The Republic of Korea Chang Bogo-class submarine ROKS Na Dae Yong (SS-069) pulls out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ship... More
An U.S. Navy MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter from Helicopter
An U.S. Navy MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 4 comes in for a landing at Marine Corps Base Hawaii-Kaneohe Bay, July 16, 2012, during Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2012 fast rope tr... More
Personnel from Alpha Company, New Zealand army, disembark
Personnel from Alpha Company, New Zealand army, disembark the USS Essex (LHD 2) where they have been staying, before heading to a training area. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than ... More
A Royal Canadian Navy CH-124A Sea King helicopter lowers
A Royal Canadian Navy CH-124A Sea King helicopter lowers a crew member onto the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) while conducting a vertical replenishm... More
U.S. Marines Corps Lance Cpl. James Zemesero, from
U.S. Marines Corps Lance Cpl. James Zemesero, from Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay act as a position safe officer as Royal Tongan Marines call out commands d... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Brazil, UH-1Y Venom,
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Brazil, UH-1Y Venom, flight crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169) fires a .50-caliber machine gun July 22, 2012, during a live fire combat... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Josh Lee, an amphibious
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Josh Lee, an amphibious assault vehicle crew chief of Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Corps Base Hawaii - Kane'ohe Bay, performs pre-mission checks on an R7-A1 a... More
A U.S. Marine, from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd
A U.S. Marine, from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment moves forward to a defensive firing position after disembarking a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, Marine Co... More
Three Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters approach
Three Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters approach for landing at the Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, July 28, 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than... More
Canadian Soldiers arrive at Bellows Beach via Marine
Canadian Soldiers arrive at Bellows Beach via Marine CH-53E Super Stallions to offload personnel and equipment in support of a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise during Exercise Rim of the Pacifi... More
A live-fire exercise, part of RIMPAC 2012, sank the
A live-fire exercise, part of RIMPAC 2012, sank the ex-USS Niagara Falls (T-AFS-3) in waters 15,480 feet deep, 63 nautical miles southwest of Kauai at approximately 11:30 a.m., July 14, 2012. Twenty-two nations... More
A F-15C Eagle waits to get refueled north of Hawaii
A F-15C Eagle waits to get refueled north of Hawaii by a KC-135R Stratotanker with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron July 24, 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft ... More
Ships participating in Rim of the Pacific 2012 are
Ships participating in Rim of the Pacific 2012 are under way in formation July 27, 2012, in the Pacific Ocean. RIMPAC is a U.S. Pacific Command-hosted biennial multinational maritime exercise designed to foster... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matt Tompkins, a KC-135
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matt Tompkins, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron refuels U.S. Marine Corps F-18 Hornet over Hawaii in support of RIMPAC July 28, 2012. Twenty-tw... More
U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon refuels east
U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon refuels east of Hawaii by a KC-135R Stratotanker with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron July 24, 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 ... More
Seaman Jerrod Turner heaves a line aboard the guided-missile
Seaman Jerrod Turner heaves a line aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) as the ship pulls out from port. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 ... More
Air crew of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force
Air crew of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C bow at the end of the pre-flight briefing. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are parti... More
Pvt. Shilo Francis-Arduh, a platoon signaler with Company
Pvt. Shilo Francis-Arduh, a platoon signaler with Company A, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, provides security while his fireteam clears a bridge during a Military Operations on Urba... More
Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman, commander of Combined Task
Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman, commander of Combined Task Force, explains the purpose and importance of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercises during a press conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Twent... More
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III with the 535th
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III with the 535th Air Lift Squadron drops pallets over Hawaii in support of RIMPAC July 24, 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft a... More
Vice Adm. Gerald Beaman, center, Commander U.S. 3rd
Vice Adm. Gerald Beaman, center, Commander U.S. 3rd Fleet, shakes hands with Petty Officer !st Class Kyle Jones, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, moments after awarding him the Bronze Sta... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Sippl, UH-1Y Venom,
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Sippl, UH-1Y Venom, flight crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169) fires a 7.62mm GAU-17/A Minigun July 22, 2012, during a live fire combat t... More
Marines with Combat Assault Company perform a loading
Marines with Combat Assault Company perform a loading exercise to USS Essex (LHD-2) with Amphibious Assault Vehicles on Marine Corps Base Hawaii July 12, 2012 during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise. Twenty... More