USS Portland (LPD 27) Departs San Diego During RIMPAC 2022 in Southern California [Image 6 of 7]

SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES

07.11.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Devin Kates 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

220711-N-VQ947-1115 SAN DIEGO (July 11, 2022) — Operations Specialist 2nd Class Noahpatrick Santos, from Los Angeles, right, and Lt. j.g. Matias Wilson, from Boise, Idaho, stand sea-and-anchor watch in the pilot house of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) as the ship departs San Diego during 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 2nd Class Devin Kates)

• Date Taken: 07.11.2022
• Date Posted: 07.11.2022 21:44
• Photo ID: 7311721
• VIRIN: 220711-N-VQ947-1115
• Resolution: 2738x1825
• Size: 1.34 MB
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CA, US
• Hometown: BOISE, ID, US
• Hometown: LOS ANGELES, CA, US