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    Multinational EOD teams conduct fast rope training during RIMPAC 2012 [Image 5 of 13]

    Multinational EOD teams conduct fast rope training during RIMPAC 2012

    KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    07.16.2012

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth  

    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    Explosive Ordnance Disposal sailors from the United States, Australia, and Canada fast rope out of a U.S. Navy MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii – Kane’ohe Bay, July 16, 2012, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 07.16.2012
    Date Posted: 07.18.2012 17:33
    Photo ID: 627527
    VIRIN: 120716-F-MQ656-316
    Resolution: 1800x1198
    Size: 374.9 KB
    Location: KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII, US

    Web Views: 45
    Downloads: 7

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