VBSS Drill with Partner Nations during RIMPAC 2024 [Image 1 of 11]

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.15.2024

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jesse Monford 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

U.S Navy Fire Controlman 1st Class Jeffrey Ramirez, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), descends the pilot’s ladder to board a rigid hull inflatable boat from the Mexican Reformador-class frigate, ARM Belito Juárez (POLA-101), during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drill as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 15. 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 1st Class Jesse Monford)

• Date Taken: 07.15.2024
• Date Posted: 07.16.2024 14:55
• Photo ID: 8530847
• VIRIN: 240715-N-GZ228-1021
• Resolution: 4307x6461
• Size: 1.17 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN