PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2018) The U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) fires its MK45 5 inch gun during live-fire training with Chilean frigate CNS Almirante Lynch (FF 07) and Indian frigate INS Sahyadri (F49) as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 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 photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Craig Z. Rodarte/Released) 180711-N-YR245-0001
