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The decommissioned amphibious assault ship, USS Tarawa is towed out to sea by USNS Grasp, a safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship, to be sunk during a long-planned, live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) off the coast of Kauai. Twenty-nine nations, 49 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. (New Zealand Air Force photo by Cpl. Maddy Butcher)
| Date Taken: | 07.16.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 07.27.2024 17:04 |
| Photo ID: | 8532668 |
| VIRIN: | 240716-O-NW873-1002 |
| Resolution: | 5448x3632 |
| Size: | 9.33 MB |
| Location: | HAWAII, US |
| Web Views: | 343 |
| Downloads: | 13 |
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