U.S. Marines and Australian Soldiers exercise in Hawaiian Waters [Image 7 of 8]

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

07.02.2018

Courtesy Photo

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

180702-O-N0842-4007 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 2, 2018) Australian Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion (Amphibious), Royal Australian Regiment prepare to move ashore after jumping with combat rubber raiding craft from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter into open water during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2018 (RIMPAC), Hawaii, July 2. 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. 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 of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Australian Armed Forces photo by Cpl. Kyle Genner/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.02.2018
• Date Posted: 07.07.2018 18:36
• Photo ID: 4540574
• VIRIN: 180702-O-N0842-4007
• Resolution: 3600x2401
• Size: 1.24 MB
• Location: MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HAWAII, US