220720-N-CD319-1209 PACIFIC OCEAN (JULY 20, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), transit on a rigid-hull inflatable boat while conducting a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drill with the Republic of Korea Navy destroyer ROKS Sejong The Great (DDG 991) 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 Tristan Cookson)
Date Taken: | 07.20.2022 |
Date Posted: | 07.28.2022 16:53 |
Photo ID: | 7339849 |
VIRIN: | 220720-N-CD319-1209 |
Resolution: | 1200x800 |
Size: | 428.8 KB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
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