German Mine Clearance Diving Unit Conducts Diving Exercise During RIMPAC 2022 Southern California [Image 3 of 10]

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

07.26.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Larissa Dougherty 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

220726-N-PQ495-3055 SAN DIEGO (July 26, 2022) German Navy Lt. Cmdr. Steffen Schubert, commanding officer, Seebatallion Mine Clearance Diving Unit (SeeBtl. MiTaKp), left, and German Navy Chief Petty Officer Patrick Kohn participate in a diving exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California. SeeBtl. MiTaKp is located in Eckernförde, Schleswig Holstein, Germany. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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 3rd Class Larissa T. Dougherty)

• Date Taken: 07.26.2022
• Date Posted: 07.26.2022 21:44
• Photo ID: 7337374
• VIRIN: 220726-N-PQ495-3055
• Resolution: 4928x3280
• Size: 7.85 MB
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US
• Hometown: ECKERNFORDE, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, DE