Canadian navy Leading Seaman Tyler Newman, assigned to Fleet Diving Unit Pacific, assembles a pole to remotely lift the hood of a truck during vehicle-borne improvised explosive device cross-training among explosive ordnance disposal technicians from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea and the United States during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships, 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 1st Class Christopher D. Blachly/Released)
Date Taken: | 07.14.2014 |
Date Posted: | 07.16.2014 15:11 |
Photo ID: | 1450356 |
VIRIN: | 140714-N-MF909-143 |
Resolution: | 4928x3280 |
Size: | 8.8 MB |
Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, US |
Web Views: | 46 |
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