Royal Australian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy Sailors Train on REMUS 100 AUV [Image 2 of 9]

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

07.07.2022

Courtesy Photo

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

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SAN DIEGO (July 7, 2022) Royal Australian Navy Hydrographic Systems Operator Hoang Williams and Royal New Zealand Navy Able Hydrographic Survey Operator Georgia Teneti sling-hoist a REMUS 100 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) aboard a U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California. Unmanned and remotely operated systems extend the capability of interconnected manned platform censors to enhance capacity across the multinational force. 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. (Royal New Zealand Defense Force Courtesy Asset)

• Date Taken: 07.07.2022
• Date Posted: 07.15.2022 21:03
• Photo ID: 7319202
• VIRIN: 220707-N-N0842-1002-N
• Resolution: 2048x1536
• Size: 568.81 KB
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US