Image: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - A helicopter lowers a crew member.

Description: PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2012) A Royal Canadian Navy CH-124A Sea King helicopter lowers a crewmember onto the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) while conducting a vertical replenishment during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. 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 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raul Moreno Jr./Released) 120721-N-LP801-312 Join the conversation www.facebook.com/USNavy www.twitter.com/USNavy navylive.dodlive.mil
Title: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - A helicopter lowers a crew member.
Credit: A helicopter lowers a crew member.
Author: Official Navy Page from United States of America Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raul Moreno Jr./U.S. Navy
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