Keywords: Mobile Landing Platform ship USNS Montford Point (MLP-1), RIMPAC 2014 140709-N-FN215-581.jpg en Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicles embark onto a Landing Craft Air Cushion LCAC assigned to Assault Craft Unit ACU 5 for transport to the Mobile Landing Platform ship USNS Montford Point MLP-1 as part of an amphibious operations demonstration during Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC Exercise 2014 off the coast of Camp Pendleton Twenty-two nations more than 40 ships and submarines about 200 aircraft and 25 000 personnel are participating in Exercise RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands 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 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Scott/Released 2014-07-09 Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Scott https //www dvidshub net/image/1441359 140709-N-FN215-581 2014-07-10 03 16 OCEANSIDE CA US PD-USGov-Military-Navy Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton RIMPAC 2014 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Amphibious Assault Vehicle |