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    Communication is Key During Rim of the Pacific [Image 2 of 3]

    Communication is Key During Rim of the Pacific

    POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HI, UNITED STATES

    07.08.2016

    Photo by Cpl. Natalie Dillon 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Lance Cpl. Thomas Gardner (left), a field radio operator, and Lance Cpl. Brandyn Sethman (right), a motor transportation operator, construct an antenna on Range 1, near the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 8, 2016. The antenna will be used to broaden Marines' area of communication during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, 49 ships, six submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016 from June 29 to 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 between participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 16 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. Gardner, a native of Rock Springs, Wyoming, and Sethman, a native of Texarkana, Texas, are with 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie Dillon)

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    Date Taken: 07.08.2016
    Date Posted: 07.09.2016 05:23
    Photo ID: 2712462
    VIRIN: 160708-N-ND678-002
    Resolution: 5376x3840
    Size: 2.88 MB
    Location: POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HI, US
    Hometown: ROCK SPRINGS, WY, US
    Hometown: TEXARKANA, TX, US

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