SOCPAC Jumps During RIMPAC [Image 2 of 4]

'OPAE'ULA, HI, UNITED STATES

07.20.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Cory Asato 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

180719-N-OO032-1090 'OPAE'ULA, Hawaii (July 19, 2018) A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to 25th Infantry Division, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepares to lift off from a mountain clearing on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu while transporting multinational special operations forces for an airborne insertion during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 19. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and 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 1st Class Cory Asato/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.20.2018
• Date Posted: 07.22.2018 23:33
• Photo ID: 4576584
• VIRIN: 180719-N-OO032-1090
• Resolution: 4928x3280
• Size: 6.3 MB
• Location: 'OPAE'ULA, HI, US