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Video by Pvt. Charles Audet, Sgt. Liem Huynh

Faces of RIMPAC featuring Chilean Navy Chief Petty Officer Carlos Cortez

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 8, 2022 | 1:38

PEARL HARBOR (July 08, 2022) Chilean Navy Chief Petty Officer Carlos Cortez, from Melipilla, Chile, assigned to Chilean Navy frigate CNS Almirante Lynch (FF 07), shares his experience in the Navy and his involvement in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 8. 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. (Video by Royal Canadian Army Cpl. Charles Audet and U.S. Army Sgt. Liem Huynh)