U.S., International Troops Continue Training During Pacific Exercise

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Navy Seaman Thomas Payne guides U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Trevor Grimes as he hooks a spotting dolly to an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 146 on the USS Nimitz during Rim of the Pacific 2012, an exercise in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii, July 10, 2012. Payne and Grimes are aviation boatswain's mates airmen. More than 25,000 people from 22 nations are participating in the exercise to foster and sustain international cooperation on the world's oceans. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Jess Lewis
  • U.S. Marine Corps AH-1 Super Cobra helicopters depart Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 11, 2012, to begin the sea phase of Rim of the Pacific 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Barker
  • U.S. Marines prepare to enter a Mexican navy MI-17 helicopter aboard the Mexican navy transport ship ARM Usumacinta during Rim of the Pacific 2012 in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Paul Seeber
  • A Mexican marine teaches proper fast-roping techniques to U.S. Marines aboard the ARM Usumacinta during Rim of the Pacific 2012, July 12, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Paul Seeber
  • A Mexican marine fast ropes to the deck of the Mexican navy tank landing ship ARM Usumacinta during Rim of the Pacific 2012 in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Paul Seeber
  • U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. David Phelan, left, and Marine Corps Sgt. Vincent Flores, right, attempt to acquire a signal with secure data communication equipment on a weather deck aboard the USS Essex during Rim of the Pacific 2012 in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2012. Phelan and Flores are assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Crosby
  • U.S. sailors prepare to move two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters aboard the USS Essex during Rim of the Pacific 2012 in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2012. Canadian Forces photo by Marine Corps Cpl Marc-Andre Gaudreault
  • Mexican sailors aboard the ARM Usumacinta remove the chock blocks from an Mi-17 helicopter during Rim of the Pacific 2012 in the Pacific Ocean, July 13, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Paul Seeber
  • U.S. sailors aboard the USS Nimitz prepare to move two F/A-18C Hornets assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 from the hangar bays to the ship's flight deck during Rim of the Pacific 2012 in the Pacific Ocean, July 13, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin W. Sisco
  • Australian navy and Japanese maritime self-defense force divers train together aboard the Japanese minesweeper tender JS Bungo during Rim of the Pacific 2012 in the Pacific Ocean, July 13, 2012. Japan Navy Forces photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Takahiro Ito
  • A Canadian soldier trains in the morning aboard the USS Essex during Rim of the Pacific 2012 in the Pacific Ocean, July 14, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation Company, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Canadian Forces photo by Marine Corps Cpl Marc-Andre Gaudreault
  • The USS Chafee fires a standard missile 2 from the forward missile deck during Rim of the Pacific 2012 in the Pacific Ocean, July 15, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek R. Sanchez
  • U.S. sailors conduct a patrol boat exercise on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific 2012 in the Pacific Ocean, July 16, 2012. The sailors are assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 9. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sebastian McCormack