Hawkeye Conducts Flight Operations During RIMPAC 2022 [Image 4 of 8]

HAWAII, UNITED STATES

07.15.2022

Photo by Canadian Forces LS Melissa Gonzalez 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

220715-O-LR179-1003-CA PACIFIC OCEAN (July 15, 2022) An E-2D Hawkeye, assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, conducts a maritime surveillance flight during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29- 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 Canadian Navy photo by S1 Melissa Gonzalez)

• Date Taken: 07.15.2022
• Date Posted: 07.18.2022 19:51
• Photo ID: 7320253
• VIRIN: 220715-O-LR179-1003-C
• Resolution: 3160x2107
• Size: 1.44 MB
• Location: HAWAII, US