160714-G-DN217-053 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 14, 2016) Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Ruegsegger, based at the National Strike Force Center of Expertise in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholi Zapara (center) based at Regional Dive Locker Pacific, and Petty Officer 1st Class Judah Fields (far right), based at Pacific Strike Team in Novato, California, demonstrate gross oil decontamination on Petty Officer 2nd Class Keith Closson using special absorbent pads and chocolate syrup to simulate spilled oil, while pierside at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-
160714-G-DN217-053 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 14, 2016) Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Ruegsegger, based at the National Strike Force Center of Expertise in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholi Zapara (center) based at Regional Dive Locker Pacific, and Petty Officer 1st Class Judah Fields (far right), based at Pacific Strike Team in Novato, California, demonstrate gross oil decontamination on Petty Officer 2nd Class Keith Closson using special absorbent pads and chocolate syrup to simulate spilled oil, while pierside at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from 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 the 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. ( Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Thomas McKenzie)
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