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Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Blachly

Helicopter Dive Insertion Familiarization, RIMPAC 2014

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 17, 2014 | 1:33

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 17, 2014) Explosive ordnance disposal technicians from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, and the United States conduct helicopter-insertion familiarization from a U.S. Army UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter, assigned to 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, during 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. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher D. Blachly/Released) Available in high definition.