Boarding teams from Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) and Italian Navy offshore patrol vessel ITS Montecuccoli (P 432) gather on Midgett's flight deck following a multi-ship interdiction and boarding exercise during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC 2024), July 15, while underway in the Pacific Ocean. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating 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. Coast Guard photo by David Lau)
Date Taken: | 07.15.2024 |
Date Posted: | 07.16.2024 19:20 |
Photo ID: | 8532242 |
VIRIN: | 240715-G-TW079-1011 |
Resolution: | 5000x3333 |
Size: | 5.15 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Web Views: | 108 |
Downloads: | 9 |
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