HM-14 monitors mine hunting equipment during while completing a an exercise during RIMPAC 2018 [Image 4 of 4]

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.24.2018

Photo by Lt. Andrew Thompson 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

180724-N-SP229-144 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2018) Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron Fourteen (HM-14) Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) 2nd Class Prickett (left) and McIntyre (right), monitor the towing cable for an AN/AQS-24B Mine Hunting System from an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter off the coast of Southern California during a mine hunting exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 24. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, 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 Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) 2nd Class Weitzenkamp/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.24.2018
• Date Posted: 07.26.2018 04:42
• Photo ID: 4581742
• VIRIN: 180724-N-SP229-144
• Resolution: 1280x960
• Size: 208.37 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN