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Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Paul Seeber

USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110)

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 28, 2016 | 0:26

160728-N-KL795-029 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2016) The guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) steams in close formation as one of 40 ships and submarines representing 13 international partner nations during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands andSouthern 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 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
(U.S. Navy video by Chief (select) Mass Communication Specialist Paul Seeber/RELEASED)