Coast Guard, Navy conduct counter piracy law enforcement exercise [Image 1 of 2]

HI, UNITED STATES

07.18.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart 

U.S. Coast Guard District 11

160718-G-AT057-007
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2016) Coast Guard Cutter Stratton's
crewmembers aboard a Coast Guard small boat transits to a Navy
guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) to prepare to board for a
counter piracy law enforcement exercise during Rim of the Pacific
exercise 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines,
more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in Rim
of the Pacific exercise 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. Coast Guard photo by Petty
Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart

• Date Taken: 07.18.2016
• Date Posted: 07.20.2016 16:21
• Photo ID: 2732864
• VIRIN: 160718-G-AT057-007
• Resolution: 6123x4082
• Size: 2.25 MB
• Location: HI, US