PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2022) Leadership from Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 5, take a group photo with U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Bruce L. Gillingham, U.S. Navy Surgeon General, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and Force Master Chief and Director, Hospital Corps Michael Roberts on the flight deck of Essex July 6, 2022. The Surgeon General visited the ship in order to discuss best practices and modern techniques in medical care. 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 Isaak Martinez)
Date Taken: | 07.06.2022 |
Date Posted: | 07.07.2022 20:35 |
Photo ID: | 7307147 |
VIRIN: | 220706-N-KF697-1093 |
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Location: | PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, US |
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