USS Preble (DDG 88) conducts replenishment-at-sea during RIMPAC [Image 1 of 11]

AT SEA, USPACOM, AT SEA

07.21.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ethan T Miller 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

180721-N-MQ094-0213 At Sea (21 July, 2018) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Apprentice Louie Beasley handles line aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift command (MSC) fleet replensihment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. 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 2nd Class Ethan T. Miller/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.21.2018
• Date Posted: 07.22.2018 23:43
• Photo ID: 4578851
• VIRIN: 180721-N-MQ094-0213
• Resolution: 2500x1669
• Size: 2.31 MB
• Location: AT SEA, USPACOM, AT SEA