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Video by Canadian Forces Cpl Trevor Matheson

RIMPAC Sports Day Competition

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 5, 2018 | 1:40

180705-O-N0842-2001V JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 5, 2018) Athletes from multiple nations participating in RIMPAC 2018, compete in a golf tournament during a sports day competition. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five 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. (Canadian Armed Forces video by Imagery Technician Corporal Trevor Matheson/released)