USS Independence, RIMPAC 2014 [Image 13 of 13]

USPACOM, AT SEA

07.16.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey Todd Jones 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

A U.S. Navy visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) deploys a rigid-hulled inflatable boat for a compliant boarding aboard the pictured People's Liberation Army (Navy) frigate Yueyang (FF 575) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest 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 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Corey T. Jones / Released)

• Date Taken: 07.16.2014
• Date Posted: 07.18.2014 00:04
• Photo ID: 1452770
• VIRIN: 140716-N-UL721-340
• Resolution: 3857x2740
• Size: 1.46 MB
• Location: USPACOM, AT SEA