USS Lake Champlain (CG 57)

USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and Chilean Navy frigate CNS Almirante Lynch (FF 07) Conduct Navigation Exercise During RIMPAC 2018

Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Craig Rodarte | Date Taken: 07/12/2018
180712-N-YR245-0001 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2018) Guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and Chilean Navy frigate CNS Almirante Lynch (FF 07) conduct a navigation exercise during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 12. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 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 of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Craig Z. Rodarte/Released)