Video

Video by Lance Cpl. Eric Tso

Japanese Soldiers, Tongan and U.S. Marines work together on Island of Hawaii during RIMPAC

III Marine Expeditionary Force

July 13, 2018 | 0:51

180713-M-TL103-5001 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 13, 2018) Royal Tongan Marines, Japanese soldiers and U.S. Marines advance toward an objective during a live-fire training event during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 13, 2018. The live-fire training integrated fire teams from other RIMPAC participants with U.S. Marines, which provides high-value training for a 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 video by Lance Cpl. Eric Tso)

Interview:
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Donald Cicotte
squad leader with Bravo Company
1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment