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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 22, 2022) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) fires illumination rounds above decommissioned ex-USS Denver (LPD9) July 22, during a sinking exercise (SINKEX) at Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 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, 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 photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gwendelyn L. Ohrazda)
| Date Taken: | 07.24.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 07.27.2022 01:24 |
| Photo ID: | 7333420 |
| VIRIN: | 220722-N-DK460-2664 |
| Resolution: | 3577x5366 |
| Size: | 986.43 KB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 177 |
| Downloads: | 15 |
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