220728-N-KR961-0026 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2022) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier JS Izumo (DDH 183), Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) and Republic of Korea Navy amphibious assaults ship ROKS Marado (LPH 6112) sail in formation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 28. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian
220728-N-KR961-0026 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2022) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier JS Izumo (DDH 183), Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) and Republic of Korea Navy amphibious assaults ship ROKS Marado (LPH 6112) sail in formation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 28. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Debra Daco)
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