U.S. Coast Guard diver, Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle McGann of Dive Locker East, assists U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Marchi of Mobile Diving Salvage Unit One team 1-3, with hard hat dive equipment off the coast of Hawaii as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1 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 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Allyson E.T. Conroy/Released)
<dl><dd>Unit: Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: U.S. Coast Guard; Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam; Pacific; Honolulu; Royal Australian Navy; Hawaii; U.S. Navy; RIMPAC; Rim of the Pacific; dive training; Coast Guard divers; military divers; RIMPAC 2014; Mobile Diving Salvage Unit One team 1-3; Australian Clearance Diving Team 4; clearance divers; Coast Guard Dive Team West; Coast Guard Dive Team East; Chinese Rescue and Salvage Team; Chinese military divers</dd></dl>
Chief Warrant Officer Allyson Conroy
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