220730-M-RA094-1013 USS ESSEX, Pacific Ocean (July 30, 2022) A Marine assigned to Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7 (MAGTF-7), observes an UH-1Y Venom assigned to HMLA-169, MAGTF-7, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD2), during an amphibious raid exercise in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 30. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2022 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s la
220730-M-RA094-1013 USS ESSEX, Pacific Ocean (July 30, 2022) A Marine assigned to Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7 (MAGTF-7), observes an UH-1Y Venom assigned to HMLA-169, MAGTF-7, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD2), during an amphibious raid exercise in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 30. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2022 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2022 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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