U.S. Coast Guard diver Chief Petty Officer Paul Church (left) of Dive Locker West and divers from the Australian Clearance Diving Team 4 tend the dive umbilical cord to two U.S. Navy divers from Mobile Diving Salvage Unit One team 1-3 during dive operations off the coast of Hawaii as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and 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)
Chief Warrant Officer Allyson Conroy
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