A Marine assigned to third platoon, Alpha Company, 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, draws and fires his M45A1 close quarter battle pistol during lateral movement shooting drills at Range 8, Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19. The recon Marines trained with reconnaissance soldiers from 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. 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 South
A Marine assigned to third platoon, Alpha Company, 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, draws and fires his M45A1 close quarter battle pistol during lateral movement shooting drills at Range 8, Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19. The recon Marines trained with reconnaissance soldiers from 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. 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-IN448-208
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