Canadian Army Cpl. Mike Stiksma, a soldier assigned to 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment, stands by in a shooting relay with Marines assigned to Alpha Company, 3d Reconnaissance battalion at Range 8, Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014, July 19. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provid
Canadian Army Cpl. Mike Stiksma, a soldier assigned to 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment, stands by in a shooting relay with Marines assigned to Alpha Company, 3d Reconnaissance battalion at Range 8, Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014, July 19. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan/Released) , Canadian Recon partner for live-fire drills 140719-M-IN448-138
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