USS Howard conducts rigid hull inflatable boat operations during RIMPAC 2016 [Image 123 of 867]

UNITED STATES

07.31.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Siobhana McEwen 

U.S. Navy           

160731-N-MX772-495 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 31, 2016) Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 86) conduct rigid hull inflatable boat operations, during Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 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 that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Siobhana R. McEwen)

• Date Taken: 07.31.2016
• Date Posted: 08.04.2016 00:09
• Photo ID: 2766159
• VIRIN: 160731-N-MX772-495
• Resolution: 4166x2692
• Size: 3.5 MB
• Location: US