USS Dewey Conducts Nulka Launch [Image 10 of 10]

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.10.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Devin Langer 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

180710-N-LI768-1070 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 10, 2018) – The guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) launches an electronic decoy cartridge from an MK-234 Nulka Decoy Launching System while underway participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2018. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Devin M. Langer/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.10.2018
• Date Posted: 07.11.2018 14:33
• Photo ID: 4547841
• VIRIN: 180710-N-LI768-1070
• Resolution: 3712x5227
• Size: 2.68 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN