Marine Lt. Col. Christopher P. O'Connor, commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division discusses combat marksmanship training with Mexican Marine Frigate Captain Efrain Tortoledo during a weapons training evolution as part of Rim of the Pacific 2012. Approximately 2,200 personnel from 9 nations are participating in RIMPAC 12 as part of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 3, Combined Force Land Component Command. The CFLCC is conducting amphibious and land-based operations in order to enhance multinational and joint interoperability. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands.
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