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    German Seebatallion Mine Clearance Diving Unit Conducts Check Dive During RIMPAC 2022 in SOCAL [Image 3 of 18]

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    German Seebatallion Mine Clearance Diving Unit Conducts Check Dive During RIMPAC 2022 in SOCAL

    NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    07.12.2022

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Lewis 

    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    220712-N-TR141-1090 SAN DIEGO (July 12, 2022) German Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim Bethune, left, Lt. Cmdr. Marc Leonhartsberger, and Petty Officer 1st Class Bjorn Kreutzfeld, all assigned to Seebatallion Mine Clearance Diving Unit (SeeBtl. MiTaKp), located in Eckernförde, Schleswig Holstein, Germany, conduct a check dive from Naval Air Station North Island during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 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 while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Benjamin Lewis)

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    Date Taken: 07.12.2022
    Date Posted: 07.13.2022 00:16
    Photo ID: 7313519
    VIRIN: 220712-N-TR141-1090
    Resolution: 5297x3531
    Size: 1.02 MB
    Location: NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: ECKERNFORDE, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, DE

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