POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 20, 2022) Marine Corps Lt. Col. Joseph Gill II, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, presents a section chief patch to Marine Corps Sgt. Jesus Colon, a Reading, Penn., native and section chief with 1/12, at Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 20, 2022. Marines with 1/12 conducted internationally integrated fire missions with Chilean Soldiers and Mexican Naval Infantry as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are parti
POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 20, 2022) Marine Corps Lt. Col. Joseph Gill II, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, presents a section chief patch to Marine Corps Sgt. Jesus Colon, a Reading, Penn., native and section chief with 1/12, at Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 20, 2022. Marines with 1/12 conducted internationally integrated fire missions with Chilean Soldiers and Mexican Naval Infantry as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from 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 relationships 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.
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