Photo Gallery

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 15, 2022) Sailors shoot M-4 rifles during a live-fire exercise on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) in the Mediterranean Sea, July 15, 2022. Bainbridge is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elexia Morelos) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2022) The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) launches an SM-2 Block IV missile during a joint surface to air missile exercise with the Royal Canadian Navy frigates HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) and HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) off the coast of Hawaii as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 19, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29-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 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Courtesy photo by Royal Canadian Navy S1 Melissa Gonzalez) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2022) The guided-missile destroyer USS Chaffe (DDG 90) launches an SM-2 Block IV missile during a joint surface to air missile exercise with the Royal Canadian Navy frigates HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) and HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) off the coast of Hawaii as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 19, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29-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 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Courtesy photo by Royal Canadian Navy S1 Melissa Gonzalez) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2022) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) fires a Mark 25 5-inch gun while conducting a live-fire exercise with the Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) and Philippine navy frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alonzo Martin-Frazier) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2022) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) launches an SM-2 missile alongside ships from the Royal Canadian Navy as part of a surface to air missile exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 19, 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gwendelyn L. Ohrazda) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2022) The Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) conducted a live Anti-Ship Missile Defense Exercise (ASMDEX) with two Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles, July 19, in the Pacific Missile Firing Range off the coast of Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. The ASMDEX verifies the reliability of the ship's hard-kill-integrated weapons systems used for self-defense of the ship and confirms the ship's company's ability to respond to missile threats. Twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel will train and operate in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California, June 29 to Aug. 4. 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 courtesy photo by Royal Canadian Navy Sgt. Ghislain Cotton) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2022) The Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) fires the Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun on the ship's fo'c'sle during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel will train and operate in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California, June 29 to Aug. 4. 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 courtesy photo by Royal Canadian Navy Sgt. Ghislain Cotton) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 15, 2022) U.S. Marines fire M4 rifles during a live-fire exercise aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) July 15, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gwyneth Vandevender) Share

BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii

BELLOWS AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (July 19, 2022) Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Team 1 conducts counter improvised explosive device training 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aja Bleu Jackson) Share

BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii

BELLOWS AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (July 19, 2022) U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 1 Sailors conducts counter improvised explosive device training 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aja Bleu Jackson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) fires its Mark 45 5-inch caliber gun during a live fire exercise as part of 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gwendelyn L. Ohrazda) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 15, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Hennessey, a rifleman with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), engages targets during a live-fire range aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, July 15, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Armando Elizalde) Share