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HMAS Canberra embarks MV-22 Osprey

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 12, 2022 | 1:57

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2022) Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor – Hickam on 12 July 2022 and embarked two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. The Ospreys and their crew will remain onboard HMAS Canberra for the duration of RIMPAC in a first for the LHD. 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 Australian Navy Petty Officer Chris Szumlanski)