220712-N-VQ947-2050 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2022) — An MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, attached to the “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, prepares to land on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California, July 12, 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 mar
220712-N-VQ947-2050 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2022) — An MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, attached to the “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, prepares to land on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California, July 12, 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Devin Kates)
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