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    HMNZS Aotearoa Conducts Fueling-at-Sea with FS Prairial during RIMPAC 2022 [Image 3 of 3]

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    HMNZS Aotearoa Conducts Fueling-at-Sea with FS Prairial during RIMPAC 2022

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    07.22.2022

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    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    PACIFIC OCEAN (July 22, 2022) Royal New Zealand Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMNZS Aotearoa (A 11) conducts a fueling-at-sea with French Navy frigate FS Prairial (F731) 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 Asset by Royal New Zealand Navy)

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    Date Taken: 07.22.2022
    Date Posted: 07.26.2022 23:47
    Photo ID: 7337565
    VIRIN: 220722-N-N0842-1001-N
    Resolution: 1776x999
    Size: 960.01 KB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN

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