太平洋夏威夷海域
Photo by U.S. Air Force/TSgt. Lauren Gleason | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 | NG-403
2016年7月20日,环太平洋-2016(RIMPAC 2016)多边海上军演,美国海军 F/A-18E 在夏威夷上空接近空军加油机准备加油。环太演习由美国海军主导,从1971年开始每两年举办一次,本届是第25次,共有26国参与,从2016年6月30日至8月4日在夏威夷海域和南加州进行。(JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 20, 2016) A U.S. Navy F-18 Hornet prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla 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 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 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.)