Keywords: An Australian Army soldier communicating with HMAS Canberra during RIMPAC 2016.jpg en 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 2016-07-11 20 00 00 https //www dvidshub net/image/2718722/hmas-canberra-offloads-troops-island-hawaii U S Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt Jesse R Stence other versions PD-USGov Kawaihae Hawaii HMAS Canberra LHD 02 Soldiers of Australia Military communications RIMPAC 2016 |