Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel D. Stein with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines joined the Marine Corps to see more of the world than just his hometown of El Paso, Texas. He said he needed a higher purpose and wanted to do something more with his life. Stein is one of the many service members participating in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise in southern California and Hawaii June 30 – August 4, 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern Calif


Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel D. Stein with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines joined the Marine Corps to see more of the world than just his hometown of El Paso, Texas. He said he needed a higher purpose and wanted to do something more with his life. Stein is one of the many service members participating in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise in southern California and Hawaii June 30 – August 4, 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, 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 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.


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