Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Sailors prepare to transfer biofuel..jpg PACIFIC OCEAN July 18 2012 Sailors assigned to Cargo Afloat Rig Team CART 1 and crew members aboard the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J Kaiser T-AO 187 prepare to transfer biofuel to the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton CG 59 during the Great Green Fleet demonstration portion of the Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC 2012 exercise Princeton took on a 50-50 blend of advanced biofuel and traditional petroleum-based fuel Twenty-two nations more than 40 ships and submarines more than 200 aircraft and 25 000 personnel are participating in the RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug 3 in and around the Hawaiian Islands The world ™s largest international maritime exercise RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world ™s oceans RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released 120718-N-WA347-016 Join the conversation http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/7630263182/ Sailors prepare to transfer biofuel 2012-07-18 17 36 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/7630263182 2012-11-12 18 51 43 cc-by-2 0 Images from United States Navy to check |