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    Arleigh Burke-Class Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) Hosts a Change of Command Ceremony During RIMPAC 2024 [Image 8 of 29]

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    Arleigh Burke-Class Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) Hosts a Change of Command Ceremony During RIMPAC 2024

    HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    06.28.2024

    Photo by Seaman Kenneth Ostas 

    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    Cmdr. Christopher Gans, left, executive officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), adjusts the microphone as Cmdr. Parina Somnhot, off-going commanding officer of Kidd, prepares to speak during a change of command ceremony as the ship participates in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. 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 Seaman Kenneth Ostas)

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    Date Taken: 06.28.2024
    Date Posted: 08.08.2024 15:36
    Photo ID: 8568819
    VIRIN: 240628-N-AC395-1124
    Resolution: 5396x3597
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    Location: HAWAII, US

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