180714-M-ZE445-0010 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 14, 2018) U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Rowdy Meinen, assistant air officer with 3rd Marine Regiment, relays coordinates during an air assault training event as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 14, 2018. Meinen is the officer in charge of the joint forward air controller, which helps coordinate the close air support of ground troops. RIMPAC provides high-value training for task-organized, highly capable Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhances the critical crisis response capability of U.S. Marines in the Pacific. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Demetrius Munnerlyn)
| Date Taken: | 07.14.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 07.16.2018 19:13 |
| Photo ID: | 4561616 |
| VIRIN: | 180714-M-ZE445-0010 |
| Resolution: | 4688x3130 |
| Size: | 1.85 MB |
| Location: | POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HAWAII, US |
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