Engineer warriors of the land and sea - A look back at RIMPAC 2018

[The Patriot]

Engineer warriors of the land and sea - A look back at RIMPAC 2018

02-26-2019 08:00 PM

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii- In today's interconnected global arena, deployment readiness is contingent on Soldiers' ability to work in partnership with other joint services and allied nations. In the summer of 2018, the Soldiers of 561st Engineer Construction Company (ECC), 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade trained alongside 1st Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) Seabees at Bellows Air Force Base during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018. Founded in 1971, RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise, hosted every two years on and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC 2018 included participation from 25 nations, 56 ships, 5 submarines, approximately 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel.

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