RIMPAC 2022 Amphibious Raid [Image 40 of 40]

PACIFIC OCEAN

08.01.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brett McMinoway 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2022) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brian Kringle, from Sacramento, California, assigned to Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 5, left, and U.S. Navy Lt. Cory Rogge, from Wilmington, North Carolina, assigned to FST 5 transport a simulated patient out of a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, on the flight deck of U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) in support of a joint-service medical training exercise and amphibious raid during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, Aug. 1. 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 Brett McMinoway)

• Date Taken: 08.01.2022
• Date Posted: 08.02.2022 16:06
• Photo ID: 7348149
• VIRIN: 220801-N-EB193-1713
• Resolution: 4110x2740
• Size: 1.09 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN