PLAN invited to participate in RIMPAC for first the time (2014)

Jura said:

I used to do running so I had a look at

the current minimum Navy Physical Screening Test Run requirements (the last row in the table at the bottom of that document)

which at first glance looked soft (for example, corresponding roughly to 13 minutes for three kilometers) but then I realized the candidates would first take a swim followed by three workouts and would run afterwards ... which is tough, I guess

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 15, 2014) People's Liberation Army (Navy) medical officers and Sailors man the rails as the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy gets underway from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the California coast and Hawaiian Islands. 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 photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Pyoung K. Yi/Released)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 11, 2014) Lt. Stephen Shirk, assigned to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (TAH 19), discusses the capabilities of Mercy's intensive care units while giving a tour to Chinese People's Liberation Army (Navy) personnel. Mercy is taking part in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin W. Galvin/Released)

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Jura said:

I just told her. She said: "I know more than you."
LOL!



EOD being ... Explosive Ordnance Disposal?

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is it Diver now?

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kwaigonegin said:

Jura, tell your wife those boys are swick crews because that's most likely them in the picture.

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Jura said:

by "swick crews" you mean

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ladioussupp said:

PLA Navy vessels participated RIMPAC 2014 departed Hawaii and head to San Diego. Estimated arrival time is August 10.

And Peace Ark also departed for visiting four Pacific island nations.

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ladioussupp said:

PLA Navy vessels participated RIMPAC 2014 departed Hawaii and head to San Diego. Estimated arrival time is August 10.

And Peace Ark also departed for visiting four Pacific island nations.

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Blackstone said:

Send the Peace Ark to West Africa to deal with the ebola epidemic. It's good to have a top-tier hospital ship there, plus PLAN medical personnel could gain valuable experience on dealing with deadly viruses.

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