PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2022) U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Timothy Gleason, right, from Oklahoma City, Okla., mans a .50 caliber machine gun with U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Pablo Paredes, from Pomona, Calif., as Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits through the Hawaiian Islands simulating a strait transit 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Clayton A. Wren)
Date Taken: | 07.23.2022 |
Date Posted: | 07.24.2022 16:07 |
Photo ID: | 7332321 |
VIRIN: | 220723-N-LM220-1012 |
Resolution: | 4875x3250 |
Size: | 1.68 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
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