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    USS Essex Conducts Amphibious Assault Operations During RIMPAC 2022 [Image 8 of 10]

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    USS Essex Conducts Amphibious Assault Operations During RIMPAC 2022

    PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2022) Landing craft air cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, conducts amphibious operations with U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), July 30. 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 Donita Burks)

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    Date Taken: 07.30.2022
    Date Posted: 08.01.2022 19:26
    Photo ID: 7345696
    VIRIN: 220730-N-YB310-1095
    Resolution: 3042x1711
    Size: 984.66 KB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN

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