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A Task Force Lightning Horse AH-64E Apache Guardian from 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducts deck landing qualifications, a historical first for the E model of the Apache, on the flight deck 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 from June 26 to August 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. Army photo by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark Leung, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade/Released)
| Date Taken: | 07.19.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 07.21.2014 23:13 |
| Photo ID: | 1457431 |
| VIRIN: | 140719-A-DB316-050 |
| Resolution: | 2449x1633 |
| Size: | 1.9 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 749 |
| Downloads: | 70 |
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Apache Guardians perform first deck landing qualifications
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