HMCS Vancouver conducts RAS with HMNZS Aotearoa [Image 1 of 7]

CANADA

07.14.2022

Photo by Canadian Forces Sgt Ghislain Cotton 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

220714-O-QR492-1009-CA PACIFIC OCEAN (July 14, 2022) Royal New Zealand Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMNZS Aotearoa (A 11) flys navigation and ship flags during a replenishment-at-sea with Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) at Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 on July 14. 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. (Royal Canadian Navy photo by Sgt. Ghislain Cotton)

• Date Taken: 07.14.2022
• Date Posted: 07.15.2022 15:54
• Photo ID: 7318178
• VIRIN: 220714-O-QR492-1009-C
• Resolution: 1932x2898
• Size: 2.23 MB
• Location: CA