160712-M-UK649-040 KAWAIHAE PIER, Hawaii (July 12, 2016) – Australian Pvt. Scott W. Northover communicates with HMAS Canberra as it offloads soldiers with 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, at Kawaihae Pier, Hawaii, July 12, 2016, during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, 49 ships, six submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 16 from June 29 to Aug. 4 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 between participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 16 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. Northover, a native of Perth, Australia, is a signalman with Amphibious Beach Element, HMAS Canberra. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Jesse R. Stence)
U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Jesse R. Stence
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