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Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Bolibol

SeaBees, Army Corp Units Conduct Airfield Damage Repair exercise B Roll

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 21, 2018 | 2:47

180721-N-WR119-1168 MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 21, 2018) Seabees and Soldiers work together to repair a simulated damaged runway. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, 18 and 22 were part of a joint exercise with the Army 561st Engineering Company, 130th Engineer Brigade, 84th Engineer Battalion during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), July 21st. 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. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gilbert Bolibol)