USS Howard VBSS Operations at RIMPAC 2016 [Image 748 of 867]

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.19.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli Buguey 

U.S. Navy           

160720-N-LI612-144 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2016) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) sails alongside Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Vancouver (FFH 331) and Royal Australian Navy Anzac Class frigate HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152), during 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 2nd Class Eli K. Buguey/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.19.2016
• Date Posted: 08.04.2016 00:49
• Photo ID: 2768115
• VIRIN: 160720-N-LI612-144
• Resolution: 3591x2565
• Size: 867.95 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN