美国夏威夷卡内奥赫湾陆战队航空基地
Photo by DND-MDN Canada/MCpl Marc-Andre Gaudreault | 2012-07-05 20:28:06 | 140108 (cn 285B-5709)
2012年7月5日,环太平洋-2012(RIMPAC 2012)多边海上军演,加拿大空军 CP-140“极光”在夏威夷卡内奥赫湾陆战队航空基地进行飞行检查。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23次,共有22国参与,从2012年6月27日至8月7日在夏威夷海域进行。(Aircraft technicians from 19 Wing Comox, British Colombia perform after flight checks on a Canadian Forces CP-140 Aurora aircraft at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on July 5, 2012. 1,400 Canadian sailors, soldiers, and airmen and airwomen participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 combined and joint exercise taking place near the Hawaiian Islands from June 29 to August 3. Scheduled and coordinated by the U.S. Navy Third Fleet, RIMPAC also offers Canada the senior members of the Canadian Forces the opportunity to assume positions of leadership, further enhancing Canada’s ability to work with other nations of the Asia-Pacific region. RIMPAC 2012 involves forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, the United Kingdom, and the United States.)