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    RIMPAC 2022 Southern California Photo Exercise [Image 3 of 29]

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    RIMPAC 2022 Southern California Photo Exercise

    SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    07.21.2022

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Madysson Ritter 

    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    220721-N-UM706-1294 SAN DIEGO (July 21, 2022) Multinational service members assigned to Combined Task Force 177 as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California pose during a photo exercise which included MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters, attached to the “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 and the “Vanguards” of HM-14, an MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, and two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress long-range, heavy bombers. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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 video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Madysson Ritter)

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    Date Taken: 07.21.2022
    Date Posted: 07.22.2022 00:24
    Photo ID: 7329119
    VIRIN: 220721-N-UM706-1294
    Resolution: 4543x3029
    Size: 5.79 MB
    Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US

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