220719-N-VQ947-1007 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2022) — Steve Walsh, left, interviews New Zealand Leading Hydrograhic Survey Technician Tihema Ruehe, center, and New Zealand Chief Petty Officer Hydrographic Survey Technician Katrina Mohi, aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California, July 19, 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 2nd Class Devin Kates)
| Date Taken: | 07.19.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 07.28.2022 17:47 |
| Photo ID: | 7339662 |
| VIRIN: | 220719-N-VQ947-1007 |
| Resolution: | 3872x2581 |
| Size: | 2.91 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
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