220707-N-N0842-1008-NZ
SAN DIEGO (July 7, 2022) Royal New Zealand Navy Sailors assigned to HMNZS Matataua (MAT) onload small boats to U.S. Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California. 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 21:08 |
Photo ID: | 7319211 |
VIRIN: | 220707-N-N0842-1008-N |
Resolution: | 1200x1600 |
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Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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