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![The only forward deployed US Navy (USN) rescue and salvage ship, USS SAFEGUARD (ARS 50), steams off the coast of Kyushu Island, Japan. The SAFEGUARD, along with the USS LA JOLLA (SSN 701) [not shown], and the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) MYSTIC [not shown] are the USN participants in Exercise PACIFIC REACH 2002. PACIFIC REACH is an exercise hosted by the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) designed to improve submarine rescue capabilities. Members of the United States, Japan, Australian, Republic of Korea and Republic of Singapore navies are participating in the exercise with observers from Indonesia, United Kingdom, Canada, Chile, France, China and India. PHOTO...](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDIvMDQvMjgvdGhlLW9ubHktZm9yd2FyZC1kZXBsb3llZC11cy1uYXZ5LXVzbi1yZXNjdWUtYW5kLXNhbHZhZ2Utc2hpcC11c3Mtc2FmZWd1YXJkLTE5MmFlMC02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "The only forward deployed US Navy (USN) rescue and salvage ship, USS SAFEGUARD (ARS 50), steams off the coast of Kyushu Island, Japan. The SAFEGUARD, along with the USS LA JOLLA (SSN 701) [not shown], and the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) MYSTIC [not shown] are the USN participants in Exercise PACIFIC REACH 2002. PACIFIC REACH is an exercise hosted by the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) designed to improve submarine rescue capabilities. Members of the United States, Japan, Australian, Republic of Korea and Republic of Singapore navies are participating in the exercise with observers from Indonesia, United Kingdom, Canada, Chile, France, China and India. PHOTO...")
A multi-national force of navy ships underway in a bilateral formation, steaming to participate in the first Western Pacific Mine Countermeasure Exercise. Sponsored by the Republic of Singapore, Mine Countermeasures Forces (MCM) from 15 participating countries have an opportunity to train in combined operations using realistic MCM scenarios. Pictured left-to-right are the US Navy (USN) ABENGER CLASS: Mine Countermeasures Vessel, USS GURDIAN (MCM 5), the USS PATRIOT (MCM 7), the USN IWO JIMA CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship (MCS) USS INCHON (MSC 12), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) URAGA CLASS: Minesweeper Support Ship, BUNGO (MST 464), and the JMSDF YAEYAMA CLASS:...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: A multi-national force of navy ships underway in a bilateral formation, steaming to participate in the first Western Pacific Mine Countermeasure Exercise. Sponsored by the Republic of Singapore, Mine Countermeasures Forces (MCM) from 15 participating countries have an opportunity to train in combined operations using realistic MCM scenarios. Pictured left-to-right are the US Navy (USN) ABENGER CLASS: Mine Countermeasures Vessel, USS GURDIAN (MCM 5), the USS PATRIOT (MCM 7), the USN IWO JIMA CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship (MCS) USS INCHON (MSC 12), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) URAGA CLASS: Minesweeper Support Ship, BUNGO (MST 464), and the JMSDF YAEYAMA CLASS: Minehunter/Sweeper-Ocean, YAEYAMA (MSO 301).
Subject Operation/Series: MCMEX 01
Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Charles Whorton, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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