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Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Quentin Todd

U.S. contractors and U.S. Navy Sailors onload USNS Kaiser for upcoming RAS

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 16, 2022 | 1:24

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PEARL HARBOR (July 16, 2022) U.S. contractors, U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center, Pearl Harbor, and U.S. Army food inspectors assigned to Public Health Activity Fort Lewis, onload Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) for an upcoming replenishment-at-sea 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 video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Quentin Todd)