040713-N-5055W-205 Pacific Missile Range Barking Sands, Hawaii (July 13, 2004) - Smoke fills the air as members of the First Battalion, Twelfth Marine Regiment, fire off a round from the Howitzer 150 gun. The Twelfth Marine Regiment is participating in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This years exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of par


040713-N-5055W-205 Pacific Missile Range Barking Sands, Hawaii (July 13, 2004) - Smoke fills the air as members of the First Battalion, Twelfth Marine Regiment, fire off a round from the Howitzer 150 gun. The Twelfth Marine Regiment is participating in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This years exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Jane West (RELEASED) For more information go to: US Navy 040713-N-5055W-205 Smoke fills the air as members of the First Battalion, Twelfth Marine Regiment, fire off a round from the Howitzer 150 gun


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