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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 15, 2022) An AH-64D Apache helicopter, attached to the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, completes deck landing qualification (DLQ) training aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army Capt. Tanya Oliver)
Date Taken: | 07.15.2022 |
Date Posted: | 07.23.2022 00:32 |
Photo ID: | 7331203 |
VIRIN: | 220715-A-JW340-1082 |
Resolution: | 2700x1800 |
Size: | 1.75 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Web Views: | 33 |
Downloads: | 10 |
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