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Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jessica Blackwell
HMCS VANCOUVER Departs Pearl Harbor During RIMPAC 2018
Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet
July 9, 2018 | 1:06
180709-N-ND356-0025 PEARL HARBOR (July 09, 2018) Royal Canadian Navy Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during RIMPAC 2018. 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. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica O. Blackwell)
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