220715-N-OZ224-1026 PEARL HARBOR (July 15, 2022) – Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Ruben Lelandkelsey, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 40, the ‘Fighting Marlins’, helps load a torpedo on a P-8A Poseidon for an exercise during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 15. 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 Island and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sust
220715-N-OZ224-1026 PEARL HARBOR (July 15, 2022) – Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Ruben Lelandkelsey, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 40, the ‘Fighting Marlins’, helps load a torpedo on a P-8A Poseidon for an exercise during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 15. 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 Island 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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