Spec Ops in the Pacific

Video by Sgt. William Holdaway

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

July 20, 2016 | 3:50

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2016)U.S. special forces personnel with U.S. Navy Seal Team 1 and U.S. Army Special Forces Group 1-1 conduct static line and free fall jumps during Rim of the Pacific 2016, 20 July. 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 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. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera video by Sgt. William L. Holdaway/Released)