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    A large black submarine is surfaced on open ocean water while three rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) carrying military personnel in combat gear approach or depart from it. The scene appears to depict a special operations insertion or extraction exercise, with personnel wearing helmets and tactical equipment. One individual in a red jacket is visible standing on the submarine's hull near the sail.

    PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    07.09.2018

    Photo by Lt.j.g. Michelle Tiemeyer 

    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    190709-N-VX145-1004 PEARL HARBOR (July 9, 2018) – Multi-national Special Operations Forces (SOF) participate in a submarine insertion exercise with the fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) and combat rubber raiding craft off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 9. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships and five submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Michelle Pelissero)

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    Date Taken: 07.09.2018
    Date Posted: 07.12.2018 17:33
    Photo ID: 4545962
    VIRIN: 190709-N-VX145-1004
    Resolution: 6016x4016
    Size: 2.52 MB
    Location: PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, US
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