Keywords: Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6).jpg The Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 sails in formation with ships and submarines from the U S Navy as well as the Navies of the seven other nations To commemorate the last day of the 2006 Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC exercise participating country's naval vessels fell into ranks for a photo exercise RIMPAC trains U S allied forces to be interoperable and ready for a wide range of potential combined operations and missions Eight nations participated in RIMPAC the world's largest biennial maritime exercise Conducted in the waters off Hawaii RIMPAC brings together military forces from Australia Canada Chile Peru Japan the Republic of Korea the United Kingdom and the United States http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 37452 2006-07-25 Mass Communication Specialist Seaman James R Evans PD-USGov-Military-Navy General views of USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 RIMPAC 2006 |