Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Corner Brook departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to begin the sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific on July 7, 2026.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Russell)
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