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180713-N-MT581-0385 SAN DIEGO (July 13, 2018) Royal New Zealand Navy Sailors prepare to recover Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Royal New Zealand Navy divers jumping from an MH-53E Sea Dragon, attached to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14, as a part of dive operations during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 13. 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 Curtis D. Spencer)
| Date Taken: | 07.13.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 07.15.2018 22:38 |
| Photo ID: | 4556989 |
| VIRIN: | 180713-N-MT581-0385 |
| Resolution: | 2658x1794 |
| Size: | 1.83 MB |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 158 |
| Downloads: | 28 |
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Complex mine warfare training complete in RIMPAC SOCAL
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