USS America celebrates July Birthdays with Special Meal [Image 90 of 211]

UNITED STATES

07.25.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Demetrius Kennon 

U.S. Navy           

160724-N-LD343-002
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2016) Senior Chief Interior Communications Electrician Vincent Lombardi, right, and Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Colin Louis, both assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), set tables for a special meal to celebrate service members aboard with birthdays in July. America is underway conducting maritime exercises with partner nations for 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Demetrius Kennon/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.25.2016
• Date Posted: 07.27.2016 00:08
• Photo ID: 2747635
• VIRIN: 160724-N-LD343-002
• Resolution: 2006x3000
• Size: 1.14 MB
• Location: US