RIMPAC 2012 [Image 3 of 23]

PU'ULOA RIFLE RANGE, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

07.03.2012

Photo by Cpl. Jerome Reed 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Christopher P. O'Connor, commanding officer of
1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division discusses combat marksmanship training with
Mexican Marine Frigate Captain Efrain Tortoledo during a weapons training evolution as part of Rim
of the Pacific 2012. Approximately 2,200 personnel from nine nations are participating in RIMPAC 12 as
part of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 3, Combined Force Land Component Command.
The CFLCC is conducting amphibious and land-based operations in order to enhance multinational and
joint interoperability. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft
and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and
around the Hawaiian Islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jerome Reed/RELEASED)

• Date Taken: 07.03.2012
• Date Posted: 07.05.2012 00:46
• Photo ID: 618517
• VIRIN: 120702-M-PM709-121
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 2.24 MB
• Location: PU'ULOA RIFLE RANGE, HAWAII, US