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    U.S. Coast Guard and Republic of Korea Navy Underwater Construction Team Divers Recover a Sunken Buoy During RIMPAC [Image 2 of 6]

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    U.S. Coast Guard and Republic of Korea Navy Underwater Construction Team Divers Recover a Sunken Buoy During RIMPAC

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    07.18.2024

    Photo by Chief Petty Officer Kathleen Gorby 

    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    U.S. Coast Guard Diver 2nd Class Connor Madsen, Regional Dive Locker West, cuts line, freeing a bundled chain in order to hook it onto a sunken buoy during a training exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy Underwater Construction Team divers 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)

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    Date Taken: 07.18.2024
    Date Posted: 07.23.2024 19:50
    Photo ID: 8545653
    VIRIN: 240718-N-BJ295-1012
    Resolution: 3712x5568
    Size: 5.61 MB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN

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