Recon Marines interact, train with sailors on submarine [Image 1 of 4]

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, UNITED STATES

06.23.2012

Courtesy Photo

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

Marines with Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, complete assembly of a combat rubber reconnaissance craft aboard USS North Carolina during a training exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 23. The reconnaissance Marines based in Okinawa, Japan, were provided a unique opportunity to train aboard a U.S. Navy Virginia class fast attack submarine. USS North Carolina is designed to seek and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships; project power ashore with Tomahawk cruise missiles and Special Operation Forces; carry out Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions; support battle group operations, and engage in mine warfare.

• Date Taken: 06.23.2012
• Date Posted: 07.05.2012 21:55
• Photo ID: 619058
• VIRIN: 120623-M-3453S-094
• Resolution: 2932x3744
• Size: 4.9 MB
• Location: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, US