太平洋夏威夷海域
Photo by U.S. Navy/MC3 Kyle Goldberg | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 | 09-08786 (cn M8786)
2016年7月13日,环太平洋-2016(RIMPAC 2016)多边海上军演,美国陆军 CH-47D 在模拟人道主义援助/救灾行动中将伤患运送到美利坚号两栖攻击舰上。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。(PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2016) – A U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter carrying patients from a simulated mass casualty lands on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during a humanitarian aid/disaster relief exercise as part of 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.)