Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Joshua Quinones, center, from Santa Clara, Calif., and Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Mathew Williams, left, from Clarksville, Tenn., standby to fire a M14 rifle with a Mark 87 mod-1 line throwing kit during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) while underway for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released)
| Date Taken: | 07.20.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 07.20.2014 21:27 |
| Photo ID: | 1455288 |
| VIRIN: | 140720-N-AQ172-123 |
| Resolution: | 2400x1763 |
| Size: | 966.16 KB |
| Location: | USS PELELIU (LHA 5), AT SEA |
| Hometown: | CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE, US |
| Hometown: | SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 20 |
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