USCGC Midgett, U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conduct mass rescue exercise [Image 5 of 7]

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.15.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon    

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 15, 2022) U.S. Navy sailors transfer simulated survivors from Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) to a Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter to be transported to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH-183) during a mass rescue exericise during 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. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)

• Date Taken: 07.15.2022
• Date Posted: 07.16.2022 18:06
• Photo ID: 7319632
• VIRIN: 220715-G-LB555-1480
• Resolution: 7668x5112
• Size: 21.11 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN