180709-N-OW019-1148 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 9, 2018) Cmdr. G. J. Alota, right, the commanding officer the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), greets Cmdr. Derek McNight, left, the commander of Royal Navy Fleet Diving Squadron, and Lt. Cmdr. Anton Van Dyke, the commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy Clearance Diving Group, on the ship’s boat deck, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 9. Twenty five nations, 46 ships, five 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 of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Logan C. Kellums)
Date Taken: | 07.09.2018 |
Date Posted: | 07.12.2018 17:29 |
Photo ID: | 4543756 |
VIRIN: | 180709-N-OW019-1148 |
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Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
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