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220722-N-OR809-2001
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 22, 2022) F/A-18 Hornets, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7, and AH-1Z Vipers, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter (HMLA) 169, depart Marine Corps Base Hawaii to sink the decommissioned ex-USS Denver (LPD9), July 22, during a sinking exercise (SINKEX) to gain proficiency in tactics, targeting, and live-firing against a surface target at sea. 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 Specialists 3rd Class Demitrius J. Williams)
| Date Taken: | 07.22.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 07.27.2022 01:16 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 851237 |
| VIRIN: | 220722-N-OR809-2001 |
| Filename: | DOD_109122609 |
| Length: | 00:01:45 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HAWAII, US |
| Downloads: | 21 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 21 |
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