USS Rushmore (LSD 47) [Image 4 of 11]

AT SEA

07.25.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Estes 

USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76)   

Sailors aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) stand watch as ships and submarines from international partner nations steam in close formation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1, 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 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Estes/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.25.2014
• Date Posted: 07.27.2014 04:41
• Photo ID: 1466588
• VIRIN: 140724-N-BQ948-514
• Resolution: 1626x2000
• Size: 751.59 KB
• Location: AT SEA