USA, JMSDF, Royal Australian Ship Formation - RIMPAC 22
U.S. Navy ships of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) sail in formation
with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Navy ships while
transiting to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)
2022.
Front row, right to left: HMAS Canberra (L 02), USS Abraham Lincoln
(CVN 72) and JS Izumo (DDH 183). Second row, right to left: JS Takanami (DD
110), HMAS Supply (AO 195) and USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). Third row, right to
left: USS Sampson (DDG 102), USS Gridley (DDG 101) and HMAS Warramunga
(FFGHM 152). Back row: USS Spruance (DDG 111).
Twenty-six nations, 38 ships,
four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are
participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to August 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.
U.S. Navy video segments by
Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy A. Carley Jr. June 23, 2022
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