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)
| 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 |
| Web Views: | 58 |
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