RIMPAC 2016 [Image 135 of 384]

PACIFIC OCEAN

06.23.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Buliavac 

U.S. Navy           

160623-N-RC734-363
PACIFIC OCEAN (June 23, 2016) - An MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Wildcards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 delivers a pallet to the flight deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) during a vertical replenishment exercise in preparation of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. 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 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joseph M. Buliavac/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.23.2016
• Date Posted: 06.28.2016 00:07
• Photo ID: 2692817
• VIRIN: 160623-N-RC734-363
• Resolution: 3000x2002
• Size: 894.08 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN