PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2022) Airman Shaion Plummer, from New York City, right, under instruction of Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Mark Usi, from Spring Valley, California, signals to an MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363 as it takes off from the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 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 Cali
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2022) Airman Shaion Plummer, from New York City, right, under instruction of Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Mark Usi, from Spring Valley, California, signals to an MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363 as it takes off from the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 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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