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USS Bonhome Richard conducts LCAC operations in Pearl Harbor

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 26, 2018 | 1:08

180726-N-SB520-4028 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 26, 2018) A landing craft air cushion attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 launches from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), in transit to the amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, as part of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), July 26. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and 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.(U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Manuel Tiscareno/Released)