Chilean, Indian, and Royal Canadian navies resupply at sea during RIMPAC [Image 2 of 12]

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.28.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Arthurgwain Marquez 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

180728-N-CW570-1026 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2018) U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Isaacs, assigned to Fleet Combat Camera Pacific, documents a replenishment-at-sea evolution with Royal Canadian Navy supply ship MV Asterix and Chilean Navy frigate CNS Almirante Lynch (FF 07) off the coast of Hawaii during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 28. 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 Arthurgwain L. Marquez/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.28.2018
• Date Posted: 07.29.2018 15:32
• Photo ID: 4597117
• VIRIN: 180728-N-CW570-1026
• Resolution: 5608x3739
• Size: 3.62 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN