230609-N-ZQ263-1087 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 9, 2023) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams into formation during a multiple large deck event. Ships involved in the event are the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76); the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) 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 2nd Class Kenneth Lagadi)
Date Taken: | 06.08.2023 |
Date Posted: | 06.10.2023 21:44 |
Photo ID: | 7851848 |
VIRIN: | 230609-N-ZQ263-1089 |
Resolution: | 5568x3712 |
Size: | 1.81 MB |
Location: | U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY |
Web Views: | 243 |
Downloads: | 54 |
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