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160714-N-OL837-051 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 14, 2016) - Lt. Cmdr. Rob Neff of Malta, Idaho, officer in charge of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 75, Detachment 2, conducts pre-flight checks of an AGM-114 Hellfire missile on the flight deck of the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) prior to a live-fire sinking exercise, or SINKEX, during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 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 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 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason Noble/Released)
| Date Taken: | 07.14.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 07.28.2016 00:01 |
| Photo ID: | 2750382 |
| VIRIN: | 160714-N-OL837-051 |
| Resolution: | 3404x2269 |
| Size: | 809.28 KB |
| Location: | AT SEA, AT SEA, AT SEA |
| Web Views: | 46 |
| Downloads: | 14 |
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