Chilean Mobile Unit, RIMPAC 2014 [Image 3 of 9]

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.13.2014

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Elena Pence 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

Divers from a Chilean Mobile Unit (CMU) prepare to conduct unmanned underwater vehicle operations off the coast of Southern California. The Chilean navy is conducting exercises from the well deck of USS Anchorage (LPD 23) 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 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Elena Pence/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.13.2014
• Date Posted: 07.16.2014 00:50
• Photo ID: 1449479
• VIRIN: 140713-N-DI719-234
• Resolution: 1800x1200
• Size: 1.32 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN