220629-M-WC972-1123 WAHIAWA, Hawaii (June 29, 2022) - Personnel assigned Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Special Operations Group fires a HK416 rifle during live-fire lateral drills for Rim of Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC form June 29 to Aug. 4 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 relationship among participan
220629-M-WC972-1123 WAHIAWA, Hawaii (June 29, 2022) - Personnel assigned Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Special Operations Group fires a HK416 rifle during live-fire lateral drills for Rim of Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC form June 29 to Aug. 4 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 relationship among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sydney Smith)
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