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Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, Black Jacks, works with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11 to test an Airborne Mine Neutralization System during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, in the Pacific Ocean, July 13. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, four submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 171 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 2. 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 on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan LeCompte) Share

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Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Larry Dye, a preventive medicine technician assigned to Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit Six demonstrates the use of a hand-held device used to detect a chemical substance in the environment. to Singapore Armed Forces preventive medicine specialists during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), July 9, 2024, on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. This device is a portable gas chromatograph mass spectrometer that requires minimal training to deliver quick, easy, and accurate measurements of volatile organic compounds, toxic industrial chemicals, and chemical warfare agents in less than 10 minutes. RIMPAC is the world’s largest international maritime exercise, and provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. This year more than 29 nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel participated in RIMPAC which is located in and around the Hawaiian Islands. (Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jonathan Taan) Share

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Capt. Scott Dunn, officer in charge of Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Six (NEPMU-6), presents a Letter of Appreciation to Lt. Col. (DR.) Goh Jit Khong, a service member with the Singapore Armed Forces Force Health Group following a knowledge exchange between the two units during RIMPAC 2024, July 10, 2024 on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The Force Health Group was seeking guidance on the U.S. Navy’s expeditionary medical platforms, specifically the Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit (FDPMU), in the hopes to establish a similar platform in their reserve component of the armed forces. (Navy photo by Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Marsha Rivera) Share

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Following the world’s largest international maritime exercise known as Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class John Taan, a preventive medicine technician assigned to Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit Six (FDPMU-6) gives a guided tour of the Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Six (NEPMU-6) Industrial Hygiene Laboratory to Senior Lt. Col. (DR.) James Kwek, chief navy medical officer, commander of Medical Flotilla and Maj. (DR.) Timothy Tan, commanding officer, Base Medical Squadron, Navy Medical Service, July 3, 2024, on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The two officers were visiting the unit following RIMPAC 2024 Medical Symposium in preparation for the Singapore Armed Forces Force Health Group engagement. (Navy photo by Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Marsha Rivera) Share

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240709-N-WM182-1122 NHA TRANG, Vietnam (July 9, 2024) U.S. Army Sgt. Nicolas Jung, a deep sea diver assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), assists U.S. Navy Capt. Nicholas DeLeo, commanding officer of the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as he dons a dive helmit aboard a dive barge supporting the DPAA investigation of a 1971 helicopter crash site in the Bay of Nha Trang July 9. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

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240709-N-WM182-1114 NHA TRANG, Vietnam (July 9, 2024) U.S. Army Sgt. Nicolas Jung, a deep sea diver assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), demonstrates dive equipment in front of U.S. Navy Capt. Nicholas DeLeo, commanding officer of the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) aboard a dive barge supporting the DPAA investigation of a 1971 helicopter crash site in the Bay of Nha Trang July 9. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

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240709-N-WM182-1096 NHA TRANG, Vietnam (July 9, 2024) Deep sea divers assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) prepare to dive alongside a dive barge supporting the DPAA investigation of a 1971 helicopter crash site in the Bay of Nha Trang July 9. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

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240709-N-WM182-1086 NHA TRANG, Vietnam (July 9, 2024) Deep sea divers assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) prepare to enter the water aboard a dive barge supporting the DPAA investigation of a 1971 helicopter crash site in the Bay of Nha Trang July 9. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

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240709-N-WM182-1079 NHA TRANG, Vietnam (July 9, 2024) U.S. Army Sgt. Devin Rhodes and Spc. Christian Roscios, deep sea divers assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) sit in a decompression chamber aboard a dive barge supporting the DPAA investigation of a 1971 helicopter crash site in the Bay of Nha Trang after completing a dive July 9. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

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240709-N-WM182-1056 NHA TRANG, Vietnam (July 9, 2024) U.S. Army Sgt. Devin Rhodes, a deep sea diver assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), exits the water aboard a dive barge supporting the DPAA investigation of a 1971 helicopter crash site in the Bay of Nha Trang July 9. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

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240709-N-WM182-1036 NHA TRANG, Vietnam (July 9, 2024) U.S. Army Capt. Weston Iannone, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team leader, speaks to guests aboard a dive barge supporting the DPAA investigation of a 1971 helicopter crash site in the Bay of Nha Trang July 9. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

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