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RIMPAC ships depart for sea phase

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 8, 2014 | 2:44

The Armada Nacional de la Republica de Colombia Almirante Padilla (FFL-51), United States ship Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60), Her Majesty's Australian Ship Success (AOR-304) and USS Peleliu (LHA-5) departs Pearl Harbor for the at sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014 on July 8, 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to August 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. Also available in high definition. (Canadian Armed Forces video by Corporal Kevin McMillan and Master Corporal Melissa Spence, Canadian Forces Combat Camera/Released)