230609-N-AT895-1317 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 9, 2023) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and French Navy Aquitaine-class frigate FS Lorraine (D 657) steam in formation during a multiple large deck event. Ships involved in the event are the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Ronald Reagan; the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), Bunker Hill and USS Antietam (CG 54); the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93); Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) and Murasame-class destroyer JS Samidare (DD 106); and French Navy Aquitaine-class frigate FS Lorraine (D 657) along with surface units from Canada. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathan Laird)
Date Taken: | 06.08.2023 |
Date Posted: | 06.10.2023 22:29 |
Photo ID: | 7851799 |
VIRIN: | 230609-N-AT895-1317 |
Resolution: | 3230x2153 |
Size: | 2.06 MB |
Location: | U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY |
Web Views: | 266 |
Downloads: | 66 |
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