160706-M-PQ336-001 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 6, 2016) — Marines and Australian soldiers conduct shallow water egress training, July 6, 2016, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. III Marine Expeditionary Force will conduct mission rehearsals of landing force integration with an amphibious task force during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, 49 ships, six submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 16 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provid
160706-M-PQ336-001 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 6, 2016) — Marines and Australian soldiers conduct shallow water egress training, July 6, 2016, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. III Marine Expeditionary Force will conduct mission rehearsals of landing force integration with an amphibious task force during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, 49 ships, six submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 16 from June 29 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 while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships between participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 16 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra)
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