USS Shoup conducts flight operations [Image 420 of 867]

PACIFIC OCEAN

08.04.2016

Photo by Holly Herline 

U.S. Navy           

160730-N-KR702-242
PACIFIC OCEAN (June 30, 2016) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Lavar Pryor, assigned to the "Magicians" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35, checks the sonobouy compartments on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86), during Rim of the Pacific 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 Holly L. Herline/Released)

• Date Taken: 08.04.2016
• Date Posted: 08.04.2016 00:28
• Photo ID: 2767074
• VIRIN: 160730-N-KR702-242
• Resolution: 5665x4047
• Size: 1.68 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN