PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2022) Royal Australian Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMAS Supply (A 195) conducts a dual replenishment-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) and Royal New Zealand Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMNZS Aotearoa (A 11) 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 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. (Photo by Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez)
Date Taken: | 07.23.2022 |
Date Posted: | 07.24.2022 15:10 |
Photo ID: | 7332761 |
VIRIN: | 220723-N-N0842-1008-A |
Resolution: | 3600x2400 |
Size: | 1.06 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
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