Army trains with Avenger air defense system during RIMPAC [Image 6 of 8]

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY BARKING SANDS, HI, UNITED STATES

07.24.2018

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Claudio Tejada 

94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command

180724-A-UK347-006 PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY BARKING SANDS, Hawaii (July 24, 2018) An air and missile defense Avenger crewmember with the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, straps his helmet before a live fire exercise, during RIMPAC 2018 at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, July 24. The training exercise is in support of the USARPAC Multi-Domain Task Force Pilot Program (MDTF PP) and demonstrates the ability to detect, track, and defeat air and ballistic missile threats in a joint and allied multi-domain environment. 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. Army photo by SFC Claudio Tejada/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.24.2018
• Date Posted: 07.25.2018 19:43
• Photo ID: 4588044
• VIRIN: 180724-A-UK347-006
• Resolution: 2736x1536
• Size: 362.26 KB
• Location: PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY BARKING SANDS, HI, US