An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 303rd Fighter Squadron, 442nd Fighter Wing, participates in a flyby over the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) in the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 16. 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
An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 303rd Fighter Squadron, 442nd Fighter Wing, participates in a flyby over the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) in the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 16. 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 2nd Class Larissa T. Dougherty)
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