220629-N-VQ947-1075 SAN DIEGO (June 29, 2022) — Sailors handle mooring lines as San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27) arrives at Naval Air Station North Island for the start of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), June 29, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four 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 relatio
220629-N-VQ947-1075 SAN DIEGO (June 29, 2022) — Sailors handle mooring lines as San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27) arrives at Naval Air Station North Island for the start of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), June 29, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four 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.
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