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    MK7 Marine Mammal System bottlenose dolphin marks the location of exercise sea mine during RIMPAC 2018 [Image 2 of 2]

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    An underwater scene showing what appears to be a marine mammal (likely a dolphin) carrying or interacting with a yellow-green device near the seafloor. On the sandy bottom sits an orange/yellow rectangular equipment case or instrument housing with yellow straps and visible text. The image appears to document a trained marine mammal working with underwater equipment.

    SAN DIEGO BAY, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    07.18.2018

    Photo by Lt. Andrew Thompson 

    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    180718-N-SP229-1563 SAN DIEGO BAY (July 18, 2018) U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (NMMP) MARK 7 Marine Mammal System bottlenose dolphin places a marking device in the vicinity of an exercise sea mine in Southern California during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 18. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 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 SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific/Released)

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    Date Taken: 07.18.2018
    Date Posted: 07.25.2018 22:22
    Photo ID: 4583218
    VIRIN: 180718-N-SP229-1563
    Resolution: 1920x1080
    Size: 447.35 KB
    Location: SAN DIEGO BAY, CALIFORNIA, US

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