HMCS Vancouver sailors share CIWS experience with Australian sailors on HMAS Supply [Image 3 of 4]

CANADA

07.07.2022

Photo by Lt. Michelle Scott 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

20220707-O-QR492-1001 PEARL HARBOR (July 7, 2022) HMCS Vancouver Weapons Engineering Technician S1 Joop Koerten discusses the Closed-In Weapons System (CIWS) with sailors from Australian ship HMAS Supply while alongside Pearl Harbor on July 7, 2022. Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 provided the perfect opportunity for HMCS Vancouver to share experience and knowledge of the weapons system with friends and partners in the Australian Navy.

Twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel will train and operate in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California, June 29 to Aug. 4. 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.

Photo Credit: Royal Canadian Navy photo by Sgt Ghislain Cotton

• Date Taken: 07.07.2022
• Date Posted: 07.10.2022 16:48
• Photo ID: 7309664
• VIRIN: 220707-O-QR492-1001-C
• Resolution: 4642x3095
• Size: 1.73 MB
• Location: CA