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Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Louis Lea

Abraham Lincoln participates in a SINKEX

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 22, 2022 | 1:47

220722-N-HW207-1001 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 22, 2022) F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 9, launch from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 military forces from Australia, Canada, Malaysia and the U.S., fired upon and sunk the decommissioned ex-USS Denver (LPD 9) July 22, during a sinking exercise (SINKEX) to gain proficiency in tactics, targeting and live firing against a surface target at sea. SINKEX vessels are put through a certified cleaning process, including removing all environmentally harmful material including trash, floatable material, mercury, fluorocarbon and petroleum. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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 Louis Lea)