180709-O-N0842-1510 PEARL HARBOR (July 9, 2018) Able

180709-O-N0842-1510 PEARL HARBOR (July 9, 2018) Able Seaman (AB) Kendra Fitz-Gerald works on the quarterdeck of the Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) while the ship departs Pearl Harbor for the at sea phase of the Rim of the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC), July 9. 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 photo by Navy Public Affairs Officer Lt. Tony Wright/Released)