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Gunner's Mate 1st Class Jennifer Dickson, from Reseda, Calif., and Gunner's Mate 1st Class Brandon Sonia, from New Orleans, inflate a buoy target, called a "killer tomato," for a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise 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 Amanda R. Gray/Released)
| Date Taken: | 07.19.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 07.24.2014 03:52 |
| Photo ID: | 1460922 |
| VIRIN: | 140719-N-UD469-038 |
| Resolution: | 4928x3280 |
| Size: | 1.14 MB |
| Location: | USS RUSHMORE (LSD 47), AT SEA |
| Hometown: | NEW ORLEANS, LA, US |
| Hometown: | RESEDA, CA, US |
| Web Views: | 24 |
| Downloads: | 15 |
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