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RIMPAC 2008

22 July 2008
HMAS Success gets Boarded

RIMPAC 08 will bring together maritime, air and land forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Netherlands, Peru, Republic of Korea, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.

This year’s exercise - to be conducted from 29 June through 31 July - is the twenty-first in a series of RIMPAC exercises conducted periodically since 1971.

RIMPAC has grown exponentially. This year’s exercise includes 35 surface combatant ships, including a carrier task group, six submarines, more than 150 aircraft and 20,000 sailors, marines, soldiers, airmen and Coastguardsmen.

Australian units, HMA Ships Anzac, Tobruk, Success and Waller, Australian Clearance Diving Team Four, two AP3C Orion Maritime Patrol aircraft, three RAAF crews, and a headquarters element will participate in the exercise.

For the first time, amphibious landing craft specialists from the Australian Army will deploy ashore, together with their Canadian counterparts.

RIMPAC 08 is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea. By enhancing interoperability, RIMPAC helps to promote stability in the Pacific Rim region to the benefit of all participating nations.
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HMAS SUCCESS during the extensive combined operations at sea during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008.

(Date taken: 14 July 2008)
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The Boarding Party from the USS CHUNG HOON prepare to board HMAS SUCCESS in their Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat during a boarding party exercise, as part of the extensive combined operations at sea for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008.

(Date taken: 14 July 2008)
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A sailor from the USS CHUNG HOON Boarding Party provides cover for his team members as they board HMAS SUCCESS during a boarding party training day with the Boarding Party from HMAS ANZAC as part of the extensive combined operations at sea for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008.

(Date taken: 14 July 2008)
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A sailor from the USS CHUNG HOON Boarding Party prepares to board HMAS SUCCESS during a boarding party training day with the Boarding Party from HMAS ANZAC as part of the extensive combined operations at sea for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008.

(Date taken: 14 July 2008)
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Sailors from the USS CHUNG HOON Boarding Party board HMAS SUCCESS during a boarding party training day with the Boarding Party from HMAS ANZAC as part of the extensive combined operations at sea for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008.

(Date taken: 14 July 2008)
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Sailors from the USS CHUNG HOON boarding team clear the decks of HMAS SUCCESS during a boarding party training day as part of the extensive combined operations at sea for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008.

(Date taken: 14 July 2008)
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Sailors from HMAS SUCCESS role play fishermen as the Boarding Party of USS CHUNG HOON check their identities during a boarding party training day with the boarding team from HMAS ANZAC as part of the extensive combined operations at sea for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008.

(Date taken: 14 July 2008)
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A sailor from HMAS SUCCESS role plays a fisherman as members of the USS CHUNG HOON Boarding Party search him for weapons during a boarding party training day with the boarding team from HMAS ANZAC as part of the extensive combined operations at sea for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008.

(Date taken: 14 July 2008)
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A sailor from HMAS SUCCESS role plays a fisherman as members of the USS CHUNG HOON Boarding Party search him for weapons during a boarding party training day with the boarding team from HMAS ANZAC as part of the extensive combined operations at sea for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008.

(Date taken: 14 July 2008)
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HMAS ANZAC sailors chat with sailors from the USS CHUNG HOON Boarding Party during a boarding party training day with their US counterparts, as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008.

(Date taken: 14 July 2008)
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The boarding teams from HMAS ANZAC and USS CHUNG HON during a boarding party training day as part of the extensive combined operations at sea for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008.

(Date taken: 14 July 2008)
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