180712-N-VR594-1019 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 12, 2018) Royal Canadian Navy Leading Seaman Ethan Dekraker, from Aylmer, Ontario, assists Master Seaman Steve Musgrave, from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, both assigned to Fleet Dive Unit (Pacific), while conducting surface supply stage diving operations aboard the offshore supply ship HOS Mystique during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 12. 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 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger/Released)
Date Taken: | 07.12.2018 |
Date Posted: | 07.13.2018 20:06 |
Photo ID: | 4553379 |
VIRIN: | 180712-N-VR594-1019 |
Resolution: | 5568x3712 |
Size: | 10.66 MB |
Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, US |
Hometown: | AYLMER, ONTARIO, CA |
Hometown: | PORT COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA |
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