Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Marines use secure data communication equipment..jpg PACIFIC OCEAN July 12 2012 Marine Pvt David Phelan and Sgt Vincent Flores both assigned to Alpha Company 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion attempt to acquire a signal with secure data communication equipment on a weather deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 during Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC 2012 Twenty-two nations more than 40 ships and submarines more than 200 aircraft and 25 000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC which runs 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 Eric Crosby/Released 120712-N-SS993-141 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/7582334504/ Marines use secure data communication equipment 2012-07-12 12 52 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America MC2 SW/AW Eric Crosby/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/7582334504 2012-11-12 20 11 24 cc-by-2 0 Images from United States Navy to check |