Photo By John Solomon | MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 7, 2022) Australian Army Soldier, Pvt. Jack...... read more read more
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MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Answering the call to partake in an experience of a lifetime, Australian Army Reserve Infantry Soldier Private Jack Green is testing out his sea legs as he sails across the Pacific Ocean in one of the Royal Australian Navy’s largest ships, landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02), to partake in the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.
RIMPAC, led by the United States Navy’s Third Fleet, hosts military forces from the Pacific Rim and beyond to participate in their major biennial combined exercise based out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This year, RIMPAC will involve 25,000 personnel from 26 nations participating in a variety of naval and amphibious training events that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans.
Usually based at Perth’s 16th Battalion, Royal Western Australian Regiment, Private Green’s involvement in RIMPAC is the product of the Australian Army’s expanding amphibious capability, seeing the amalgamation of the Australian Regular Army and the Australian Army Reserve force in Amphibious Operations.
"When I signed up to join the Infantry as an Army Reservist in Perth, I never thought I would find myself in Hawaii instructing other nations. I recently trained as an Advanced Small Craft Operator of the F470 Zodiac as part of the Amphibious Small Boat Platoon, which is the amphibious capability that is currently being generated in Western Australia," Private Jack Green said.
"It is a privilege to be here. This opportunity will enable me to bring back new skills, knowledge and attributes to the Australian Defence Force to help in further enhancing Defences amphibious capability."
Private Green has signed up as an Army Reservist under a continuous full time working arrangement, allowing him to put his civilian career on hold while he serves under a fixed term, full time contract embedded with the amphibious capable 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (Amphibious) infantry unit, based out of Townsville’s Lavarack Barracks.
The 2nd Battalion, have been the custodians of the Australian Regular Army’s amphibious capability for just under a decade, specializing in Infantry based littoral reconnaissance and amphibious insertion/extraction techniques in both warlike and non-warlike humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.
"I’m grateful for the opportunity to be attached to the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (Amphibious), particularly as a reservist; these opportunities don’t come around particularly often." Private Jack Green said. "It is a good way to embed with a full-time unit, learn how things are done and the best way to do things, and gain knowledge and skills in amphibious operations."
Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29- Aug. 4 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 on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
| Date Taken: | 07.07.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 07.13.2022 22:19 |
| Story ID: | 424693 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HAWAII, US |
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