Marines with Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion,
Summary
Marines with Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, complete assembly of a combat rubber reconnaissance craft aboard USS North Carolina during a training exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 23. The reconnaissance Marines based in Okinawa, Japan, were provided a unique opportunity to train aboard a U.S. Navy Virginia class fast attack submarine. USS North Carolina is designed to seek and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships; project power ashore with Tomahawk cruise missiles and Special Operation Forces; carry out Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions; support battle group operations, and engage in mine warfare.
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Date
23/06/2012
Location
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, 21.34927, -157.94397
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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