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    HMCS Vancouver conducts MASS firing during RIMPAC 2022 [Image 5 of 5]

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    HMCS Vancouver conducts MASS firing during RIMPAC 2022

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    07.14.2022

    Photo by Canadian Forces Sgt Ghislain Cotton 

    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    220714-O-QR492-1005-CA Pacific (July 14, 2022) Chaff fired from the Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS) on board Royal Canadian frigate HMCS Vancouver provides a wall of cover 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)

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    Date Taken: 07.14.2022
    Date Posted: 07.16.2022 00:07
    Photo ID: 7319016
    VIRIN: 220714-O-QR492-1005-C
    Resolution: 3699x2466
    Size: 2.85 MB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN

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