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HMNZS Te Mana (F111) Departs Pearl Harbor During RIMPAC 2018

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 9, 2018 | 1:12

180709-N-ND356-0012 PEARL HARBOR (July 9, 2018) Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Mana (F111) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 9. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica O. Blackwell)