040628-N-6932B-087 Coast of Hawaii (June 28, 2004) - A UH-3H Sea King helicopter assigned to the "Golden Gators" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eight Five (HC-85) takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1). Tarawa is one of many ships participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This years exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. RIMPAC is intended
040628-N-6932B-087 Coast of Hawaii (June 28, 2004) - A UH-3H Sea King helicopter assigned to the "Golden Gators" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eight Five (HC-85) takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1). Tarawa is one of many ships participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This years exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Richard J. Brunson (RELEASED) For more information go to: US Navy 040628-N-6932B-087 A UH-3H Sea King helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1)
Size: 1958px × 1276px
Photo credit: © PJF Military Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: -3, 1, 85, armed, conflict, forces, gators, golden, harbor, hawaii, hc, hc-85, helicopter, king, lha, lha-1, military, pacific, pearl, rim, rimpac, sea, states, tarawa, uh-3h, united, war
