JS Takanami Participates in Live-Fire Exercise [Image 8 of 8]

PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

07.16.2022

Photo by Lt. Sakihito Tomisawa 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2022) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Takanami-class destroyer JS Takanami (DD 110) fires a 127mm gun while conducting a live-fire exercise 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. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tateyama Yoshihide)

• Date Taken: 07.16.2022
• Date Posted: 08.04.2022 14:41
• Photo ID: 7352059
• VIRIN: 220716-N-BP932-1008-J
• Resolution: 3240x2160
• Size: 2.46 MB
• Location: PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, US