Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to board the Navy amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) before departing for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 from Naval Base San Diego, June 13, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative
Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to board the Navy amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) before departing for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 from Naval Base San Diego, June 13, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)
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