Posted 7/10/2010
KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 8, 2010) Cpl. Blake Kirkham, assigned to 2nd Royal Australian Regiment, 5th platoon, secures the beach head for an amphibious assault vehicle during a mechanized raid rehearsal on Pyramid Rock Beach at Marine Corps Base Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jody Lee Smith)