Marines with Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, board a UH-1Y Huey helicopter for a helicopter-brone assault rehearsal at Pyramid Rock at Marine Corps Base Hawaii during the schedule of events phase of Rim of the Pacific, July 14. The helicopter assault on the beach was a chance for a portion of the nine-nation Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 3 to rehearse missions and integration of the ground and air combat elements. 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.
Date Taken: | 07.14.2012 |
Date Posted: | 07.15.2012 16:33 |
Photo ID: | 625288 |
VIRIN: | 120714-M-JR941-005 |
Resolution: | 1280x875 |
Size: | 954.25 KB |
Location: | USS ESSEX, HI, US |
Web Views: | 111 |
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