Abraham Lincoln conducts SINKEX during RIMPAC 2022 [Image 8 of 11]

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.12.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Javier Reyes 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

220712-N-VI910-3079 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2022) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the "Tophatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 military forces from Australia, Canada, Malaysia and the U.S., fired upon and sunk the decommissioned ex-USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60), July 12, during a sinking exercise (SINKEX) to gain proficiency in tactics, targeting and live firing against a surface target at sea. SINKEX vessels are put through a certified cleaning process, including removing all environmentally harmful material including trash, floatable material, mercury, fluorocarbon and petroleum. 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 Specialist 3rd Class Javier Reyes)

• Date Taken: 07.12.2022
• Date Posted: 07.15.2022 21:49
• Photo ID: 7313846
• VIRIN: 220712-N-VI910-3079
• Resolution: 5029x3353
• Size: 1.15 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN