180713-G-ZV557-1170 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2018) A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 4, flies overhead while the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team-West (MSRT) and small-boat crews from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) conduct a mock boarding on guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), July 13, during of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, more than 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 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: | 07.13.2018 |
Date Posted: | 07.15.2018 23:42 |
Photo ID: | 4559802 |
VIRIN: | 180713-G-ZV557-1170 |
Resolution: | 2500x1667 |
Size: | 1.14 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Web Views: | 224 |
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