Navy marine mammals [Image 10 of 10]

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES

07.10.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class kristopher kirsop 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

Chris Trainor, a marine mammal specialist, monitors two Navy dolphins during transport in customized shipboard habitats aboard USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Kirsop/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.10.2014
• Date Posted: 07.11.2014 03:34
• Photo ID: 1443426
• VIRIN: 140710-N-ZK869-018
• Resolution: 4928x3280
• Size: 969.76 KB
• Location: NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, CA, US