Coast Guard refuels at sea during RIMPAC [Image 1 of 2]

HI, UNITED STATES

07.20.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart 

U.S. Coast Guard District 11

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2016) Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752 transits alongside Military Sealift Command underway replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) in preparation for a refueling at sea evolution, 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 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. Coast Guard
photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.20.2016
• Date Posted: 07.22.2016 03:18
• Photo ID: 2737519
• VIRIN: 160720-G-AT057-084
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 3.5 MB
• Location: HI, US