180712-G-ZV557-1106 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2018) A U.S. Navy boarding team, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), approaches U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) July 12, prior to a boarding exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships and 5 submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Island and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among the 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. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Weydert/Released)
Date Taken: | 07.12.2018 |
Date Posted: | 07.14.2018 19:06 |
Photo ID: | 4557713 |
VIRIN: | 180712-G-ZV557-1106 |
Resolution: | 2500x1664 |
Size: | 1.01 MB |
Location: | HAWAII, US |
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