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    RIMPAC 2022: F/A-18s Launch during SINKEX [Image 2 of 2]

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    RIMPAC 2022: F/A-18s Launch during SINKEX

    MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    07.22.2022

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmetgustavsen 

    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 22, 2022) An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7, fired upon the decommissioned ex-USS Denver (LPD9), during a sinking exercise (SINKEX) to gain proficiency in tactics, targeting, and live-firing against a surface target at sea. Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 military forces fired upon and sunk the decommissioned ex-USS Denver(LPD 9), July 22, during a SINKEX to gain proficiency in tactics, targeting and live firing against a surface target at sea. SINKEX vessels are put through a certified cleaning process, including removing all environmentally harmful material including trash, floatable material, mercury, fluorocarbon and petroleum. 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. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

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    Date Taken: 07.22.2022
    Date Posted: 07.27.2022 01:23
    Photo ID: 7332323
    VIRIN: 220722-M-GI936-1256
    Resolution: 6279x3532
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    Location: MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HAWAII, US

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