U.S. Navy Leadership Welcomes Royal Australian Air Force Leadership members at RIMPAC 2022 [Image 9 of 11]

PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

07.06.2022

Photo by Seaman Leon Vonguyen 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

220706-N-EE352-2138 PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2022) Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Flight Lt. Daniel Woodsa, left, a native of Adelaide, Australia, assigned to the No. 11 Squadron of 92th Wing, Wing Commander Matthew Stuckless, right, a native of Adelaide, Australia, assigned to Commanding Task Force (CTF) 1172.2, and U.S. Navy Capt. John Voorheis, middle, a native of Anacortes, Wash., commodore of Commander Task Force (CTF) 172, shake hands on the side of a RAAF P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft on the flightline at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 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 on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Seaman Leon Vonguyen)

• Date Taken: 07.06.2022
• Date Posted: 07.07.2022 20:54
• Photo ID: 7305743
• VIRIN: 220706-N-EE352-2138
• Resolution: 3435x2576
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• Location: PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, US