RIMPAC 2022 Fleet Sails in Formation [Image 8 of 37]

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.28.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christina Himes 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2022) Royal Australian Navy Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Canberra (L02), Republic of Korea Navy Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship ROKS Marado (LPH 6112), Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187), U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11), Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152), sail in formation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 28. 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 Christina Himes)

• Date Taken: 07.28.2022
• Date Posted: 07.29.2022 21:53
• Photo ID: 7343175
• VIRIN: 220728-N-UL813-1200
• Resolution: 4928x3280
• Size: 956.1 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN