RIMPAC 2000 successfully brought together multilateral forces from six countries to share expertise and to build friendships. U.S. Navy Signalman Seaman Norketa Buckley stands between ROK Navy Gunner Chiefs Kim Suk Bum and Woo Nam Hak aboard the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).

Photo by PH3 Mark Molinado, USN

 

U.S. Navy Seaman Alay Smith covers a ship suspected of smuggling weapons with twin .50 caliber machine guns during a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise. The night photo was taken through a night vision device.

Photo by PH1 (NAO) Chris Desmond, USN