PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2018) An MH-53E Sea Dragon from Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron Fourteen (HM-14) conducting mine hunting operations by towing an AN/AQS-24B Mine Hunting System during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 17. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, 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 rel
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2018) An MH-53E Sea Dragon from Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron Fourteen (HM-14) conducting mine hunting operations by towing an AN/AQS-24B Mine Hunting System during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 17. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, 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.
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