200828-N-LI768-3022 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 28, 2020) – U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Seaman Apprentice Christopher Delvalle, from Philadelphia, fires the shot line as guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with U.S. Navy fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2020. Ten nations, 22 ships, 1 submarine, and more than 5,300 personnel are participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) from August 17 to 31 at sea around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC is a biennial exercise designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships, critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The exercise is a unique training platform designed to enhance interoperability and strategic maritime partnerships. RIMPAC 2020 is the 27th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Langer)
Date Taken: | 08.28.2020 |
Date Posted: | 08.29.2020 16:09 |
Photo ID: | 6332914 |
VIRIN: | 200828-N-LI768-3022 |
Resolution: | 4500x2972 |
Size: | 1.37 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
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