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    USS Somerset Sailors monitor MV-22B Osprey [Image 3 of 6]

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    USS Somerset Sailors monitor MV-22B Osprey

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    07.19.2024

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Evan Diaz 

    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Qwashewn Mayes (left), a Memphis, Tennessee native, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Michael Aguilar, a Glendale, California native, monitor an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, on the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 19. 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 2nd Class Evan Diaz)

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    Date Taken: 07.19.2024
    Date Posted: 07.21.2024 16:05
    Photo ID: 8540680
    VIRIN: 240719-N-JS660-1558
    Resolution: 8174x4598
    Size: 13.87 MB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
    Hometown: GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, US

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