U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class Ralph Lopez, assigned to USS Antietam (CG 54), left, and Quartermaster 3rd Class Andrea Abbott, assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Port Operations, cast off lines to Peruvian Navy Makassar-class landing platform dock BAP Pisco (AMP-156) as the ship departs Joint Base-Pearl Harbor-Hickam to begin the Force Integration phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 9. 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. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Benfield)
Date Taken: | 07.09.2024 |
Date Posted: | 07.09.2024 21:32 |
Photo ID: | 8519983 |
VIRIN: | 240709-M-FM807-1007 |
Resolution: | 6334x4184 |
Size: | 1.47 MB |
Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, US |
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