Rear Adm. Genaro Martinez-Cardenas, commander, Mexican Navy Task Force Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, right, Lt. Austin Starner, Air Department divisional officer aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), and Lt. Cesar Alfonso Mora Martinez, watch flight operations on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship participates in the at-sea phase of 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
Rear Adm. Genaro Martinez-Cardenas, commander, Mexican Navy Task Force Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, right, Lt. Austin Starner, Air Department divisional officer aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), and Lt. Cesar Alfonso Mora Martinez, watch flight operations on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship participates in the at-sea phase of 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, 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jennifer Owens)
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