Missile Exercise Held During RIMPAC

Credit: Courtesy | Date Taken: 07/16/2018
180716-O-NO842-1003 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2018) Prime cuts with the crew of Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) preparing to fire a missile during a missile exercise as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise July 16. Also shown is Vancouver and U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 177), launching missiles from multiple angles. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five 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 on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Royal Australian Armed Forces video by Lt(N) Tony Wright/Released)