Task Force 177 Briefs RIMPAC 2022 Southern California's Concepts of Operations [Image 5 of 9]

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

07.01.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Larissa Dougherty 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

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SAN DIEGO - (July 1, 2022) – Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Cody Belville, from Flint, Mich., unloads a mine detecting consul as it arrives at Naval Air Station North Island from a trailer for Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14, “The Vanguard”, based in Norfolk, Va., in support of 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 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Larissa T. Dougherty)

• Date Taken: 07.01.2022
• Date Posted: 07.01.2022 23:26
• Photo ID: 7300544
• VIRIN: 220701-N-PQ495-1006
• Resolution: 3892x2590
• Size: 4.97 MB
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US