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A pararescueman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron escorts two simulated earthquake survivors to be evacuated from the area to safety in a UH-60 Blackhawk during a humanitarian assistance and disaster response scenario as part of Rim of the Pacific 2016, at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 10, 2016. RIMPAC offers the 320th Special Tactics and III Marine Expeditionary Force an opportunity to team up and practice their unique skills to strengthen their partnership in order to respond to crises quickly. 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.

160709-F-DF491-980.JPG Photo By: 2nd Lt. Jaclyn Pienkowski

Jul 15, 2016

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii - A pararescueman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron escorts two simulated earthquake survivors to be evacuated from the area to safety in a UH-60 Blackhawk during a humanitarian assistance and disaster response scenario as part of Rim of the Pacific 2016, at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 10, 2016. RIMPAC offers the 320th Special Tactics and III Marine Expeditionary Force an opportunity to team up and practice their unique skills to strengthen their partnership in order to respond to crises quickly. 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.

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