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    RIMPAC 2012

    HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    07.31.2012

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth  

    DMA Pacific - Hawaii Media Bureau   

    Weapons and ammunition are prepared and ready during multinational air assault training July 31, 2012, as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2012. Soldiers from New Zealand, U.S. Marines from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and marines from Republic of Korea, landed at KTA to conduct a multinational air assault-training mission to clear a simulated Improvised Explosive Device (IED) manufacturing site. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun. 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971.

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    Date Taken: 07.31.2012
    Date Posted: 08.03.2012 00:34
    Photo ID: 638220
    VIRIN: 120731-F-MQ656-101
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 6.84 MB
    Location: HAWAII, US

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