A U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, takes off the flight deck of the Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WSML 757) with simulated survivors to be transported to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH-184) during a mass rescue exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 15, 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 worlds 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. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)
Date Taken: | 07.15.2022 |
Date Posted: | 07.16.2022 16:19 |
Photo ID: | 7319643 |
VIRIN: | 220715-G-LB555-1576 |
Resolution: | 8256x5504 |
Size: | 20.98 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Web Views: | 242 |
Downloads: | 23 |
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