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    USS Essex Conducts Fueling-at-Sea With USNS Pecos During RIMPAC 2022 [Image 5 of 14]

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    USS Essex Conducts Fueling-at-Sea With USNS Pecos During RIMPAC 2022

    220715-N-YB310-1534 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 15, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) heave a line during a fueling-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 15. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Donita Burks)

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    Date Taken: 07.15.2022
    Date Posted: 07.18.2022 20:06
    Photo ID: 7320279
    VIRIN: 220715-N-YB310-1534
    Resolution: 4159x2768
    Size: 1.03 MB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN

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