180706-M-PG096-1019 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (July 6, 2018) Canadian Army Sdt. Michael Simard with the Royal 22e Régiment fires at a target during a live-fire range as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 6, 2018. The training provided a dynamic environment, challenging leaders at the fire team and squad level by requiring the soldiers to react to pop-up targets in a tactical setting. RIMPAC provides high-value training for task-organized, highly-capable Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhances the critical crisis r
180706-M-PG096-1019 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (July 6, 2018) Canadian Army Sdt. Michael Simard with the Royal 22e Régiment fires at a target during a live-fire range as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 6, 2018. The training provided a dynamic environment, challenging leaders at the fire team and squad level by requiring the soldiers to react to pop-up targets in a tactical setting. RIMPAC provides high-value training for task-organized, highly-capable Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhances the critical crisis response capability of Marines in the Pacific. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert G. Gavaldon)
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