This year HMNZS Aotearoa firmly established itself as a leading Maritime Sustainment capability, fuelling ships from all nations during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2022 off Hawaii in July, as part of Combined Task Force 173 (Replenishment Task Force), consisting of seven ships.
It was Aotearoa’s first time at RIMPAC, the biennial US-lead maritime exercise based out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
In San Diego, 34 personnel from HMNZS Matataua, with Expeditionary Reconnaissance (ER) and Mine Counter Measures (MCM) Teams including Divers, Hydrographers, Logistic support and engineering personnel, got together with their international counterparts around the world in the mine warfare phase of RIMPAC.
By the numbers:
▪️ 10 replenishments at sea
▪️ 2,005,000 litres of diesel fuel oil
▪️ 22,000 litres of aviation fuel
(RNZN)