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SAN DIEGO (June 29, 2022) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuels) Airman Justin Thomas-Thornton handles line as the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) pier-side onboard Naval Air Station North Island to participate in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 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 on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Victoria Danser)
Date Taken: | 06.29.2022 |
Date Posted: | 06.30.2022 18:29 |
Photo ID: | 7297160 |
VIRIN: | 220629-N-KD380-2147 |
Resolution: | 2738x1825 |
Size: | 1.32 MB |
Location: | NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, US |
Web Views: | 42 |
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