VMFA(AW)-533, from South Carolina, bring capabilities to RIMPAC

Video by Lance Cpl. Luke Kuennen

Marine Corps Base Hawaii

July 19, 2018 | 1:02

180719-M-LK477-1001 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 19, 2018) U.S. Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 (VMFA(AW)-533) conduct night ordnance missions during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, July 19, 2018. VMFA(AW)-533, also known as Hawks, are based out of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. RIMPAC provides high-value training for task-organized, highly capable Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhances the critical crisis response capability of U.S. Marines in the Pacific. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Luke Kuennen)