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Caption:
Sasebo, Japan (Apr. 25, 2002) -- The U.S. Navy Los Angeles attack
submarine USS La Jolla (SSN 701) with the deep submergence rescue
vehicle Mystic (DSRV-1) attached, gets underway to participate in the
submarine rescue Exercise Pacific Reach 2002. La Jolla and Mystic
will operate with surface ships and submarines from the U.S., Japan,
Australia, the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Singapore during
Exercise Pacific Reach. Mystic was specifically designed to fill
the need for an improved means of rescuing the crew of a submarine
immobilized on the ocean floor. It can operate independently of
surface conditions or under ice for rapid response to an accident
anywhere in the world. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 3rd Class
Wes Eplen. (RELEASED)
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