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USNS Sioux tows ex-McClusky Out to Sea

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 17, 2018 | 0:40

180717-O-N0842-9005 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2018) Military Sealift Command fleet ocean tug USNS Sioux (T-ATF 171) tows decommissioned frigate ex-USS McClusky (FFG 41) out to sea to be the target of a sinking exercise (SINKEX) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 17. Multiple international air, land, and sea assets targeted ex-Racine during the SINKEX. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and 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. (Courtesy photo by Harry B. Sprague V)