Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf Poster

The Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbour-Hickam to support the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise 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 (Photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Dasbach).