Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - A dolphin is transported..jpg SAN DIEGO July 13 2012 Koa an Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin is transported in an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter assigned to Mine Countermeasures Squadron HELMINERON 14 during a Rim of the Pacific 2012 exercise Twenty-two nations more than 40 ships and submarines more than 200 aircraft and 25 000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun 29 to Aug 3 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 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shannon E Renfroe/Released 120713-N-FC670-039 Join the conversation http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/7643439260/ A dolphin is transported 2007-12-31 18 13 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America MC2 Shannon E Renfroe/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/7643439260 2012-11-12 17 55 17 cc-by-2 0 United States Navy Marine Mammal Program Transport of animals |