Amphibious landing at Pyramid Rock
July 27, 2010 — US Marines and Australian soldiers will participate in an amphibious landing at Pyramid Rock on July 30 using Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicles. Following the landing, the Marines and soldiers will transition to a live-fire range to conduct "fire and movement." A static equipment display will be available following the live-fire range.Media MORE
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MarForPac gets glimpse at new combat gear
July 22, 2010 — Dozens of Marines and civilian personnel assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, attended an Infantry Combat Equipment Display July 22 at the MarForPac Headquarters here.The purpose of the event was to familiarize personnel with the numerous improvements Marine Corps Systems Command made to Marine combat and cold-weather equipment in the MORE
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Royal Australian Band Rocks Bonhomme Richard
July 19, 2010 — Marines and Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) were treated to some musical entertainment courtesy of the Royal Australian Navy Band Sea Deployment Group July 16-19.The 2010 Rim of the Pacific exercise has given Sailors aboard Bonhomme Richard the unique opportunity to watch the Australian Band in action.Chief MORE
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Bloggers Lifted by C-17
July 16, 2010 — Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2010 (RIMPAC) illustrated air component capabilities to prominent local bloggers of Hawaii during mission scenarios on July 16, on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.Thirteen social media gurus watched as two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 535th Airlift Squadron, 15th Air Wing, dropped real world and MORE
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U.S. Marines Train With International Allies At Pohakuloa Training Area During RIMPAC 2010
July 15, 2010 — Splashing ashore on amphibious vessels and touching down amidst the rotor wash of transport helicopters, Hawaii-based Marines and coalition forces from seven nations arrived at Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA), Hawaii, July 15 during the biennial, multinational Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. The training they conducted at PTA provided the MORE
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University of Oklahoma educates MarForPac on domestic terrorism
July 12, 2010 — Dozens of service members and civilian personnel attended the Evolution of Revolution Brief July 12 at the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Headquarters, aboard Camp H.M. Smith Hawaii.The brief, given by Kelly Damphousse, an associate professor with the University of Oklahoma’s Department of Sociology, was designed to point out trends in domestic MORE
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Warfighting Lab General to Talk Latest Sea-Based Operational Capabilities in Support of the Warfighter
July 8, 2010 — Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Commander, Brig. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, will talk with media July 13, 10:00-11:00 a.m. He will discuss the Hawaii-based experiment (to include experimental technologies) aligned with the Corps’ “Vision 2025”, a concept that could change the way Marines fight. The event will take place on Ford Island in the MORE
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F-18 Hornets expectd in area for RIMPAC
July 7, 2010 — Residents may notice an increase in noise levels at Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay beginning Wednesday, July 7 - Aug. 1, as 12F-18 Hornets will be participating in Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) off the coast.This is the first time Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron-224 (VMFA (AW)-224) out of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, MORE
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The forgotten war, remembered
July 6, 2010 — I’ve lived in the Pacific for more than four years, first in Japan now in Hawaii. I’ve always heard about the great exploits of World War II Marines. Marines would talk about Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Tarawa, all the great battles where Marines proved their worth. It wasn’t until I attended the funeral of retired Lt. Col. Jack Lewis that I heard stories MORE
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Warfrighting lab launches crucial sea-based experiment at RIMPAC 2010
July 6, 2010 — The United States Marine Corps Vision and Strategy 2025 places increased emphasis on sea-based operations, a mission well-suited to the core competencies of the Marine Corps. Further, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) provides the perfect real-world training and experimentation environment to further evaluate the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab’s Enhanced MORE
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