U.S. Navy Sailors from Abraham Lincoln, Essex compete in a basketball game during RIMPAC 2022 [Image 13 of 19]

PEARL HARBOR, HI, UNITED STATES

06.30.2022

Photo by Seaman Apprentice Karli Wilkerson 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

220630-N-CY465-1774 PEARL HARBOR (June 30, 2022) - U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) discuss plays at halftime during a basketball game against the Wasp-Class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) in the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’s Fitness Center during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. 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 to 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 video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Karli Wilkerson)

• Date Taken: 06.30.2022
• Date Posted: 07.03.2022 23:18
• Photo ID: 7301016
• VIRIN: 220630-N-CY465-1774
• Resolution: 4721x3147
• Size: 924.34 KB
• Location: PEARL HARBOR, HI, US