Hawaii - RIMPAC 2012, US Navy Photo

Crew of RSS Formidable participate in a ship tour aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial. The Formidable crew also visited the USS Arizona Memorial, as well as USS Bowfin, to gain understanding of the pivotal events in World War II. Formidable is in Hawaii to participate in Rim of the Pacific exercise. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, 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. (Photo by Ong Hong Tat)