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    USS Essex Participates in RIMPAC 2022 [Image 17 of 37]

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    USS Essex Participates in RIMPAC 2022

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    07.28.2022

    Photo by Seaman Richard Anglin 

    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2022) Sailors unload ordnance from a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 28. 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 Richard E. Anglin)

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    Date Taken: 07.28.2022
    Date Posted: 08.01.2022 15:51
    Photo ID: 7343198
    VIRIN: 220728-N-AH435-1053
    Resolution: 4715x3138
    Size: 1.08 MB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN

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