KONA, Hawaii (July 22, 2018) Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Emile Makentosh, assigned to Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, sits in the troop compartment of an assault amphibious vehicle, after completing exercises at Pohakuloa Training Area during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 22. 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. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training oppor
KONA, Hawaii (July 22, 2018) Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Emile Makentosh, assigned to Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, sits in the troop compartment of an assault amphibious vehicle, after completing exercises at Pohakuloa Training Area during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 22. 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. 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 of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
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