Keywords: RIMPAC 2012 120627-N-SS993-045.jpg en The Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Salvor T-ARS 52 pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Twenty-two nations 42 ships six submarines more than 200 aircraft and 25 000 personnel are participating in the biennial Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC 2012 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 begin in 1971 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Crosby/Released 2012-06-27 Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Crosby https //www dvidshub net/image/613796 120627-N-SS993-045 2012-06-28 03 11 PEARL HARBOR HI US PD-USGov-Military-Navy RIMPAC 2012 USNS Salvor T-ARS-52 at Pearl Harbor Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |