Prairial conducts replenishment during RIMPAC 2016

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.25.2016

Courtesy Photo

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

160725-O-ZZ999-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 25, 2016– French Navy Commissaire Florian Keller, a supply officer aboard France Floreal-class frigate FS Prairial (F731), stands watch during an underway replenishment conducted between Prairial and Military Sealift Command underway replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) while participating in Rim of the Pacific 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. (France Navy photo)

• Date Taken: 07.25.2016
• Date Posted: 07.26.2016 16:19
• Photo ID: 2746898
• VIRIN: 160725-O-ZZ999-003
• Resolution: 4608x3456
• Size: 3.64 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN