A Chilean marine assigned to 213 Tauro holds security while Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, egress from the infantry immersion trainer (IIT) at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, June 29. The IIT provided immersive scenario-based training to evaluate Marines and partner nations in infantry tactics. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in and around the Hawaiian Islands,
A Chilean marine assigned to 213 Tauro holds security while Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, egress from the infantry immersion trainer (IIT) at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, June 29. The IIT provided immersive scenario-based training to evaluate Marines and partner nations in infantry tactics. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise; RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)
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