HMCS Conducts MASS firing during RIMPAC 2022 [Image 4 of 5]

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.14.2022

Photo by Canadian Forces Sgt Ghislain Cotton 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

220714-O-QR492-1004-CA PACIFIC (July 14, 2022) Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) fires the Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS) from the starboard bridge wing during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. 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: 07.16.2022 00:07
• Photo ID: 7319014
• VIRIN: 220714-O-QR492-1004-C
• Resolution: 4000x2667
• Size: 2.98 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN