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Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Lee

Faces of RIMPAC

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 6, 2018 | 0:48

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 6, 2018) – Machinist Mate 3rd Class Christopher Shaw participates in an interview as part of a Rim Of the Pacific (RIMPAC) campaign intended to highlight the diversity of participating nations called Faces of RIMPAC. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships, and 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. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Lee)