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    MK7 Marine Mammal System bottlenose dolphin conducts mine hunting exercise during RIMPAC 2018 [Image 2 of 2]

    MK7 Marine Mammal System bottlenose dolphin conducts mine hunting exercise during RIMPAC 2018

    SAN DIEGO BAY, CA, UNITED STATES

    09.28.2013

    Photo by Lt. Andrew Thompson 

    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    180718-N-SP229-1492 SAN DIEGO BAY (July 18, 2018) U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (NMMP) MK7 Marine Mammal System bottlenose dolphin searches for an exercise sea mine alongside an NMMP trainers. NMMP is conducting simulated mine hunting operations in Southern California during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), exercise, July 22. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and 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: 09.28.2013
    Date Posted: 07.25.2018 22:31
    Photo ID: 4583236
    VIRIN: 180718-N-SP229-1492
    Resolution: 5475x3650
    Size: 3.44 MB
    Location: SAN DIEGO BAY, CA, US

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