POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 14, 2018) An Australian Army sniper with 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, sights in on a target with a Blaser Tactical 2 sniper rifle during live-fire training as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 14, 2018. The live-fire training integrated sniper teams from other RIMPAC participants with Marines, which provides high-value training for task-organized, highly capable Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhances the critical crisis response capability of Marines in the Pacific. Twenty-five n


POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 14, 2018) An Australian Army sniper with 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, sights in on a target with a Blaser Tactical 2 sniper rifle during live-fire training as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 14, 2018. The live-fire training integrated sniper teams from other RIMPAC participants with Marines, which provides high-value training for task-organized, highly capable Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhances the critical crisis response capability of Marines in the Pacific. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.


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