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    RIMPAC 2016 [Image 4 of 4]

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    Two military personnel in combat helmets and camouflage uniforms are treading water in open ocean while holding onto a large white and red buoy or ordnance target marker. The buoy is marked with the text 'IMPAC16-T119' and has a metal handle on top. This appears to be a military water recovery or ordnance retrieval training exercise.

    160721-N-DJ750-194 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2016)—The Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center’s Commander, Task Unit 177.2.1 Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians, retrieve an inert mine during a mine-hunting exercise in support of the Southern California portion of Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, 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 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bryan Jackson/Released)

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    Date Taken: 07.21.2016
    Date Posted: 07.26.2016 14:00
    Photo ID: 2746135
    VIRIN: 160721-N-DJ750-194
    Resolution: 4010x2864
    Size: 1.28 MB
    Location: CTU 177.2.1, US

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