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RIO DE JANEIRO (Sept. 6, 2022) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet speaks to officers in the wardroom aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) during UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 6, 2022. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Belize, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mitch Meppelink/Released)
| Date Taken: | 09.06.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 09.08.2022 13:11 |
| Photo ID: | 7405257 |
| VIRIN: | 220906-N-RL853-0072 |
| Resolution: | 5161x3049 |
| Size: | 8.09 MB |
| Location: | RIO DE JANEIRO, BR |
| Web Views: | 28 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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