USNS Pecos conducts refueling at sea during RIMPAC 2022 [Image 6 of 7]

PEARL HARBOR, PACIFIC OCEAN

07.15.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Elisha Smith 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

220715-N-MR124-1124
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 15, 2022) Travis Ochs, from Saint James, N.Y., Cargo Engineer for Military Sealift Command, operates fuel control consoles aboard Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) during a fueling-at-sea as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. 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 3rd Class Elisha Smith)

• Date Taken: 07.15.2022
• Date Posted: 07.15.2022 21:11
• Photo ID: 7319213
• VIRIN: 220715-N-MR124-1124
• Resolution: 5294x3529
• Size: 1.6 MB
• Location: PEARL HARBOR, PACIFIC OCEAN