USS Preble Replenishment-at-sea with MV Asterix [Image 16 of 20]

PACIFIC OCEAN, PACIFIC OCEAN

07.29.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anita Chebahtah    

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

180729-N-ZA691-0001 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2018) Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH 431) steams behind guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) during a replenishment-at-sea with Royal Canadian Navy's supply ship MV Asterix as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise July 29. 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 2nd Class Anita C. Newman/Released)-

• Date Taken: 07.29.2018
• Date Posted: 07.31.2018 21:22
• Photo ID: 4598073
• VIRIN: 180729-N-ZA691-0001
• Resolution: 2500x1668
• Size: 1.9 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN, PACIFIC OCEAN