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220725-N-IT121-1017 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 25, 2022) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Airman Melvin Garcia, from Gridley, Calif., tests a fuel pump connected to an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Vigilantes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Thomas)
| Date Taken: | 07.25.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 07.28.2022 20:13 |
| Photo ID: | 7339289 |
| VIRIN: | 220725-N-IT121-1017 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 9.42 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 54 |
| Downloads: | 9 |
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