The People's Liberation Army (Navy) PLA(N) hospital

The People's Liberation Army (Navy) PLA(N) hospital ship Peace Ark (T-AH 866) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) during a multinational task force group sail from Guam to Pearl Harbor, consisting of ships from Brunei, Singapore, the People’s Republic of China and the U.S. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. 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 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)