Amphibious Raid at RIMPAC 2022, Part 2

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 30, 2022) Land Forces from United States, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Chile and Australia joined in an air assault activity as part of a Multi-National amphibious assault training activity. They were delivered to a Landing Zone on MV-22 Osprey and CH-53 Sea Stallion aircraft to secure the airfield. The event was a rehearsal in preparation for the culminating activity of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Video by Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill) For a high-resolution download of this video, visit the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) at this link: www.dvidshub.net/video/852564/rimpac-2022-amphibio…

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