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180707-N-LR347-001 SAN DIEGO (July 7, 2018) Royal New Zealand Navy Lt. Cmdr. Ben Martin, center, underwater mine countermeasures commander for Task Group (TG) 177.2, conducts a pre-dive briefing for New Zealand and Japanese clearance divers in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise Southern California (SOCAL) area of operations, July 7. TG 177.2 is a subordinate unit of Commander Task Force (CTF) 177, the RIMPAC Mine Warfare Commander. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, 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. (U.S. Navy photo Lt. Matthew Stroup/Released)
| Date Taken: | 07.07.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 07.09.2018 18:36 |
| Photo ID: | 4541139 |
| VIRIN: | 180707-N-LR347-001 |
| Resolution: | 2016x1512 |
| Size: | 597.42 KB |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 77 |
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