160730-O-XH256-007 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON

160730-O-XH256-007 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON (July 30, 2016) - Canadian army soldiers and Chilean 1st Paratroopers Battalion soldiers engage the enemy during a mechanized attack training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 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 that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Canadian Combat Camera photo by Sgt Marc-André Gaudreault)