HMAS Adelaide (L01) hosts U.S. Representatives during RIMPAC [Image 18 of 40]

AT SEA, USAFRICOM, AT SEA

07.20.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelsey Eades    

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

180720-N-VR594-1216 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2018) Royal Australian Navy Lieutenant Commander Richard Classon, senior health officer, from Perth, Australia, gives a tour of medical to U.S. representatives during a visit aboard the landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Adelaide (L01) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 20. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and 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 2nd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.20.2018
• Date Posted: 07.26.2018 01:10
• Photo ID: 4588440
• VIRIN: 180720-N-VR594-1216
• Resolution: 5563x3709
• Size: 1.29 MB
• Location: AT SEA, USAFRICOM, AT SEA