220701-N-SI773-1030 PEARL HARBOR (July 1, 2022) Sailors assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) depart the USS Arizona Memorial following a re-enlistment ceremony during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 July 1, 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


220701-N-SI773-1030 PEARL HARBOR (July 1, 2022) Sailors assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) depart the USS Arizona Memorial following a re-enlistment ceremony during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 July 1, 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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