Multinational EOD teams conduct fast rope training during RIMPAC 2012 [Image 24 of 27]

KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

07.16.2012

Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth  

DMA Pacific - Hawaii Media Bureau   

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Kyle Jones assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobil Unit 11, jokes and laughs with his colleagues as he puts in hearing protection prior to conducting Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2012 fast rope training out of a U.S. Navy MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii-Kaneohe Bay, July 16, 2012,. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun. 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.

• Date Taken: 07.16.2012
• Date Posted: 07.19.2012 00:23
• Photo ID: 627800
• VIRIN: 120716-F-MQ656-492
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 3.01 MB
• Location: KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII, US