Vice Adm. John Wade, right, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, and Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 Combined Task Force Commander, speaks with Peruvian Navy Capt. Christian Ponce, commanding officer of the Makassar-class landing platform dock BAP Pisco (AMP 156), during a visit aboard BAP Pisco at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, June 28. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Madison L. Cassidy)
Date Taken: | 06.28.2024 |
Date Posted: | 07.01.2024 14:41 |
Photo ID: | 8506654 |
VIRIN: | 240628-N-YF131-2027 |
Resolution: | 6048x4024 |
Size: | 1.44 MB |
Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, US |
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