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Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Elena Ramirez, a Visayas, Philippines native, signals to a landing craft, air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, as it enters the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 18. 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 Evan Diaz)
| Date Taken: | 07.18.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 07.19.2024 20:05 |
| Photo ID: | 8539377 |
| VIRIN: | 240718-N-JS660-2066 |
| Resolution: | 7551x5034 |
| Size: | 15.09 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 142 |
| Downloads: | 11 |
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USS Somerset (LPD 25)
