Chief Navy Diver Mark Barnes, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, Company 1-8, casts off a line connecting his dive boat with the boat after diving with partner forces from Canada off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathleen Gorby)
Date Taken: | 07.15.2024 |
Date Posted: | 07.16.2024 16:56 |
Photo ID: | 8532200 |
VIRIN: | 240715-N-BJ295-1351 |
Resolution: | 1734x2471 |
Size: | 2.63 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN, HAWAII, US |
Web Views: | 92 |
Downloads: | 3 |
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