Canadian Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Walter Natyncznyk is greeted by 3rd Marine Regiment Commanding Officer Col. Nathan Nastase on the flight line July 21, 2012, at Pohakuloa Training Area, (PTA) Hawaii, Natyncznyk came to PTA to speak to the U.S. Marines and Canadian Soldiers training together as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun. 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971.
Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth
Taken on 21 July 2012
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