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180721-N-VQ841-0353 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2018) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Bounty Hunters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during 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 Seaman Ethan J. Soto/Released)
| Date Taken: | 07.21.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 07.24.2018 22:45 |
| Photo ID: | 4578843 |
| VIRIN: | 180721-N-VQ841-0353 |
| Resolution: | 6257x3914 |
| Size: | 2.8 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 87 |
| Downloads: | 27 |
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