USS Lake Champlain and HMCS Vancouver conduct a replenishment-at-sea with USNS Rappahannock

Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Craig Rodarte | Date Taken: 07/18/2018
180718-N-YR245-0001 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2018) Guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) conduct a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating 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)