240712-N-DZ398-1032 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July xx, 2024) Lt. Col. Jonathan Toms, assigned to the "Vampires" of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9), lowers himself into the cockpit of an F/A-18F Super Hornet on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in preparation for flight operations during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. 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. 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 Donovan M. Jarrett)
| Date Taken: | 07.21.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 08.13.2024 13:50 |
| Photo ID: | 8587265 |
| VIRIN: | 240721-N-DZ398-1032 |
| Resolution: | 4928x3280 |
| Size: | 896.75 KB |
| Location: | HAWAII, US |
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