Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Small boats maneuver during Rim of the Pacific 2012 exercise..jpg HONOLULU July 16 2012 Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron MSRON 9 maneuver during the a Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC 2012 exercise 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 1st Class Michael O'Day/Released 120716-N-NW961-103 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/7630270400/ Small boats maneuver during Rim of the Pacific 2012 exercise 2012-07-16 20 38 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America MC1 Michael O'Day/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/7630270400 2012-11-12 22 17 27 cc-by-2 0 Images from United States Navy to check United States Navy images |