RIMPAC 2022 SoCal Flight Operations [Image 8 of 8]

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

07.13.2022

Photo by Senior Airman Craig Barrett 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

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SAN DIEGO (July 13, 2022) Royal Australian Navy Lt. Cmdr. David Miln, exercise coordinator for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 Southern California (SOCAL), left, directs MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters attached to the "Vanguards" of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, and "Blackjacks" of HM 14 during a practice run for a RIMPAC SOCAL photo exercise. 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. (Photo by Royal Australian Air Force Imagery Specialist Corporal Craig Barrett)

• Date Taken: 07.13.2022
• Date Posted: 07.14.2022 00:11
• Photo ID: 7315585
• VIRIN: 220713-N-N0842-1291
• Resolution: 4800x3200
• Size: 6.26 MB
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US