There were 2402 Americans killed during the Pearl Harbor attack and 1282 wounded. Those Japanese sailors on those ships know of Pearl harbor but probably do not realize the magnitude of the attack.
[h=2]Americans, Canadians tag-team urban assault exercise[/h]
Approximately 2,200 personnel from nine nations are participating in RIMPAC 2012 as part of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 3, Combined Force Land Component Command. The CFLCC is conducting amphibious and land-based operations in order to enhance multinational and joint interoperability.
Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 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 world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971.
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 6, 2012) -- Canadian Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, conduct a house clearing exercise as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2012, July 6, 2012.
Pvt. Shilo Francis-Arduh, a platoon signaler with the Canadian Army, Princess Patricia's Light Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, provides security down a ladder well while a fellow soldier secures his legs from the roof above during a Marine Operations on Urban Terrain exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on July, 6.
Cpl. Dean Disotell, a heavy-machine gunner with the Canadian Army, Princess Patricia's Light Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, climbs a ladder to secure a rooftop during a Military Operations on Urban Terrain exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on July, 6.
A soldier from the Canadian Army, Princess Patricia's Light Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, provides security while clearing a house during a Military Operations on Urban Terrain exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on July, 6.
Soldiers from the Canadian Army, Princess Patricia's Light Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, and a Marine from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment move in as a fireteam to clear a roof top during a Marine Operations on Urban Terrain exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on July, 6.
Soldiers from the Canadian Army, Princess Patricia's Light Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, move to clear a house during a Marine Operations on Urban Terrain exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on July, 6.
Soldiers from the Canadian Army, Princess Patricia's Light Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, move past a danger area during a Marine Operations on Urban Terrain exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on July, 6.
Pvt. Shilo Francis-Arduh, a platoon signaler with Canadian Army, Princess Patricia's Light Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, provides security while his fireteam clears a bridge during a Marine Operations on Urban Terrain exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on July, 6.
Cpl. Dean Disotell, a heavy-machine gunner, and Master Cpl. Robert Rogowski, weapons detachment commander, Canadian Army, Princess Patricia's Light Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, climb a ladder to clear a roof top during a Marine Operations on Urban Terrain exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on July, 6.
A Soldier from the Canadian Army, Princess Patricia's Light Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, and a Marine from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment provide security on a roof top during a Marine Operations on Urban Terrain exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on July, 6.
Soldiers from the Canadian Army, Princess Patricia's Light Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, and a Marine from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment move in as a fireteam to clear a roof top during a Marine Operations on Urban Terrain exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on July, 6.
