220719-N-DN347-1107 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2022) Navy Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Benjamin Mahaffey, from Flushing, , sits in the cabin of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Chargers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, for a replenishment-at-sea with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in
220719-N-DN347-1107 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2022) Navy Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Benjamin Mahaffey, from Flushing, , sits in the cabin of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Chargers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, for a replenishment-at-sea with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. 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.
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