NZ Ambassador Tours CTG 172.2 Joint MTOC [Image 5 of 12]

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, UNITED STATES

07.11.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Flinn 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

180711-N-KG618-2072 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 11, 2018) — Wing Cmdr. Shane Hawkes, Deputy Commander Task Group (CTG) 172.2, speaks with Tim Groser, New Zealand Ambassador to the United States, during a tour of CTG 172.2 Joint Mobile Tactical Operations Center on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 11. Twenty-five nations, 49 ships, six 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 between participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on 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 1st Kevin A. Flinn/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.11.2018
• Date Posted: 07.12.2018 15:35
• Photo ID: 4550468
• VIRIN: 180711-N-KG618-2072
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 2.1 MB
• Location: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, US