Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 Practices Static Line Jumps

Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Litke | Date Taken: 07/16/2018
180716-N-HK946-1003 BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 16,2018) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three practice static-line jumps from a MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter at Bellows Air Force Station during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise July 16. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. 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 of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Travis Litke/Released)