USS Howard Sailors Visit HMCS Vancouver During RIMPAC [Image 115 of 234]

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.20.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Siobhana McEwen 

U.S. Navy           

160720-N-MX772-097 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2016) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) listen to Boatswain Petty Officer Two Anthony Goodwin, far right, as he describes the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Vancouver (FFH 331) on the ship’s weather decks. Both Howard and Vancouver are currently underway participating in 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Siobhana R. McEwen/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.20.2016
• Date Posted: 07.23.2016 00:07
• Photo ID: 2739780
• VIRIN: 160720-N-MX772-097
• Resolution: 3495x2497
• Size: 2.62 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN