太平洋加利福尼亚州海岸
Photo by U.S. Navy/MC2 Bryan Jackson | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 | BJ-540
2016年7月21日,环太平洋-2016(RIMPAC 2016)多边海上军演,美国海军陆战队 HM-14“前锋”中队 MH-53E“海龙”在加利福尼亚州海岸投放排爆蛙人。环太演习由美国海军主导,从1971年开始每两年举办一次,本届是第25次,共有26国参与,从2016年6月30日至8月4日在夏威夷海域和南加州进行。(PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2016)—The Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center’s Commander, Task Unit 177.2.1 Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians jump from a MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14, during a mine-hunting exercise in support of the Southern California portion of 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.)