USS Anchorage Diving Operations [Image 1 of 16]

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.18.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Scott    

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1 and divers from New Zealand, the Netherlands, Canada, Japan, Australia and Chile recover their boats in to the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) after conducting night dives off the coast of San Diego 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 Joshua Scott/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.18.2014
• Date Posted: 07.23.2014 17:26
• Photo ID: 1460786
• VIRIN: 140718-N-FN215-983
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 1.69 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN