SOF Teams conduct training during RIMPAC 2018 [Image 14 of 36]

WAHIAWA, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

06.27.2018

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Cynthia De Leon 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

With the Waiʻanae Mountains in the background an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron FOUR (HSC 4) approaches the drop zone during fast rope insertion and extraction system (FRIES) training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2018 at Wahiawa, Hawaii, June 27, 2018. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. 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 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Cynthia Z. De Leon)

• Date Taken: 06.27.2018
• Date Posted: 06.29.2018 20:50
• Photo ID: 4526062
• VIRIN: 180627-N-BW951-1105
• Resolution: 3200x2128
• Size: 2.81 MB
• Location: WAHIAWA, HAWAII, US