USS Gridley Conducts a Replenishment-at-Sea with USNS Washington Chambers [Image 8 of 11]

N/A, AL, UNITED STATES

07.28.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Colby Mothershead 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 27, 2022) U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class John Bondy, right, from Virginia Beach, Virginia., assists U.S. Navy Lt. Ross Engel, from Middleburg, Florida., with firing a shot line towards Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) while conducting a replenishment-at-sea 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 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead)

• Date Taken: 07.28.2022
• Date Posted: 08.01.2022 17:20
• Photo ID: 7345022
• VIRIN: 220727-N-JO829-1050
• Resolution: 3459x2471
• Size: 928.61 KB
• Location: N/A, AL, US