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PEARL HARBOR (July 20, 2022) Former USS Denver (LPD 9), an Austin-class amphibious transport dock ship, is towed out to sea for a sinking exercise (SINKEX) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. SINKEX vessels are put through a certified cleaning process, including removing all environmentally harmful material including trash, floatable material, mercury, fluorocarbon and petroleum. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. 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 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Quentin Todd)
Date Taken: | 07.20.2022 |
Date Posted: | 07.20.2022 21:44 |
Category: | B-Roll |
Video ID: | 850951 |
VIRIN: | 220720-N-LC749-1002 |
Filename: | DOD_109118071 |
Length: | 00:00:50 |
Location: | PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, US |
Downloads: | 46 |
High-Res. Downloads: | 46 |
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