Lt. Col. Dan Arsenalt, left, deputy commander, Combined Task Group (CTG) 172.1, Cmdr. J. Karl Cummings, middle, commanding officer, Patrol Squadon (VP) 69, and Cmdr. Charles Blackwell, commander, CTG 172.1, pose for a photo after a P-8A Poseidon attached to VP-69, the ‘Totems’, and its crew arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 3. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class William Sykes)
Date Taken: | 07.03.2024 |
Date Posted: | 07.06.2024 03:33 |
Photo ID: | 8515193 |
VIRIN: | 240703-N-XK809-1054 |
Resolution: | 4936x3295 |
Size: | 2.97 MB |
Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII, US |
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