PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2022) From left to right, Navy Capt. Benjamin Allbritton, commodore, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5, Navy Rear Adm. Michael Baze, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3, Republic of Korea Navy Rear Adm. Sangmin An, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 176, Navy Capt. Aaron Taylor, commanding officer of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Singaporean Navy Maj. Elle Lee, and Colombian Navy Cmdr. Andres Gutierrez speak with media representatives aboard Essex during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 17, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four subm
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2022) From left to right, Navy Capt. Benjamin Allbritton, commodore, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5, Navy Rear Adm. Michael Baze, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3, Republic of Korea Navy Rear Adm. Sangmin An, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 176, Navy Capt. Aaron Taylor, commanding officer of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Singaporean Navy Maj. Elle Lee, and Colombian Navy Cmdr. Andres Gutierrez speak with media representatives aboard Essex during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 17, 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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