160710-O-NC384-118 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 10, 2016) - Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 prepare to drop anchor before conducting dive operations and training as part of Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, 45 ships, five submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise scheduled June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain
160710-O-NC384-118 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 10, 2016) - Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 prepare to drop anchor before conducting dive operations and training as part of Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, 45 ships, five submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise scheduled June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Royal Australian Navy photo by ABIS Kayla Hayes)
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