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Marines Conduct Amphibious Assault Mission in Hawaii – ROK Marines and US Marines RIMPAC 2012

US Marines from the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment at Marine Corps Base Hawaii conduct an amphibious assault training mission as part of Rim of the Pacific 2012. Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines and soldiers from the New Zealand army also participated in the mission. The force arrived by CH-53 helicopter insertion from the USS Essex aircraft carrier. The objective of the training scenario was to secure an enemy base camp that was assembling vehicle-born improvised explosive devices (VB-IEDs). The mission took place at the Kuhuku Training Area on O’ahu. Produced by Tech. Sgt. Michael Jackson.

Cal Maritime In the News – Hawaii Summer Training Voyage Port Call

The California Maritime Academy’s Training Ship Golden Bear called Honolulu at the end of June, 2010 at the midway point of four months of summer training voyages on the Pacific. The “changeover” call enables students and crew from the first two-month voyage to debark and a second contingent of students and faculty to come on board for a repeat transit to Asia – Japan, Korea and Guam and then return to the Vallejo, CA campus following a call in Seattle at the end of August. While in Honolulu, local TV stations chatted with students and alumni about the school and the training experience.