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    New Zealand soldiers, US, Korean Marines drill for landing assault [Image 3 of 5]

    New Zealand soldiers, US, Korean Marines drill for landing assault

    USS ESSEX, HI, UNITED STATES

    07.13.2012

    Photo by Lance Cpl. James Sauter 

    Marine Corps Base Hawaii

    Staff Sgt. Mathew N. Barr, section leader, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Cheboygan, Mich., waits to pass word to his Marines during a pre-assault landing force drill aboard the USS Essex (LHD-2) for Rim of the Pacific 2012, July 13. Approximately 2,200 personnel from nine nations are participating in RIMPAC as part of the 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. More than 40 ships and submarines, 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel from 22 nations are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 07.13.2012
    Date Posted: 07.15.2012 14:32
    Photo ID: 624980
    VIRIN: 120713-M-JR941-003
    Resolution: 1280x719
    Size: 823.79 KB
    Location: USS ESSEX, HI, US

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