Marines conduct an early morning boat raid as a pre-emptive strike against enemy forces before a large amphibious assault on June 15, 1996, as part of RIMPAC Ф96. The amphibious assault at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, is being conducted by 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, Calif., and involves Navy and Marine air, ground and sea forces for training as a combined amphibious assault force. More than 44 ships, 200 aircraft and 30,000 soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen and Coast Guardsmen are involved in the exercise. The purpose of RIMPAC Ф96 is to
Marines conduct an early morning boat raid as a pre-emptive strike against enemy forces before a large amphibious assault on June 15, 1996, as part of RIMPAC Ф96. The amphibious assault at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, is being conducted by 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, Calif., and involves Navy and Marine air, ground and sea forces for training as a combined amphibious assault force. More than 44 ships, 200 aircraft and 30,000 soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen and Coast Guardsmen are involved in the exercise. The purpose of RIMPAC Ф96 is to improve coordination and interoperability of combined and joint forces in maritime tactical and theater operations. Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the are participating in the exercise.
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