CLT-2 takes grenade range on PTA
July 24, 2014 — Headquarters Battery with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines and members of the Indonesian Korps Marinir and Australian Army, all attached to Company Landing Team 2, conducted grenade range operations at Range 5A in Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 20, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. RIMPAC is the largest maritime exercise in the MORE
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SPMAGTF 3 leads RIMPAC from the sea
July 23, 2014 — POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA (July 18, 2014) Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014 is the largest maritime exercise in the Pacific region. It includes 22 partner nations, 25,000 people and is headed up by Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 3. MORE
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Training differs between nations, goal remains the same
July 23, 2014 — POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii - Canadian and Malaysian service members along with U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conducted a squad live- fire shoot, July 18, during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.
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U.S., Indonesia Marines conduct grenade tosses at PTA
July 23, 2014 — POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii – Indonesian Korps Maranir and U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, trained on proper throwing for M67 Fragmentation grenades, July 19, during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. MORE
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Meeting LS3: Marines experiment with military robotics
July 16, 2014 — KAHUKU TRAINING AREA, Hawaii - The Legged Squad Support System has taken five years in concept developed by Boston Dynamics and $2 million to create. It is now being thrown into the heart of Kahuku Training Area – completely controlled and field tested by five young Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. MORE
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The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab showcases the UHAC during RIMPAC 2014
July 16, 2014 — MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii - The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab sponsored an Advanced Warfighting Experiment featuring a half-scale Ultra Heavy-lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC) prototype at the Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11. MORE
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Australian, Mexican militaries conduct SWET Training during RIMPAC
July 10, 2014 — Australian Army and Mexican Naval Infantry Force service members conducted Shallow Water Egress Training at the pool here July 1 as part of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014. During SWET, participants were introduced to breathing with compressed air under water and exiting a simulated cage while submerged upside down. This training helps MORE
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US and Japan forces conduct amphib landing, assault beach
July 10, 2014 — Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force showcased their amphibious landing and beach assault capabilities for the first time at Pyramid Rock Beach here July 1. The JGSDF conducted the training as part of Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014 alongside U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, based in Okinawa, Japan. RIMPAC 2014 is the MORE
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Combined Forces Train Together In Hawaii
July 10, 2014 — U.S. Marines worked alongside service members from the Republic of Korea, Australia, Indonesia and Mexico to conduct Ground Air Integration Training using CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, June 30. The training included fast-roping as part of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014, the largest international maritime exercise in the MORE
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RIMPAC to kick off in Hawaiian Islands
June 27, 2014 — The U.S. Pacific Command is holding a large-scale multinational maritime exercise from June 26 through Aug. 1 around the Hawaiian Islands. Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 exercise involves 22 nations, 48 surface ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 military personnel. RIMPAC is a biannual theater security cooperation training MORE
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