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19 July 2010 Soldiers from Bravo Company 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 108 Battery 4th Field Regiment, and 16 Field Squadron 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment are embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland for the amphibious phase of Exercise RIMPAC 2010. The Cleveland is operating in company with the landing helicopter dock ship (LHD 6) USS Bon Homme Richard and HMAS Kanimbla off the coast of Hawaii as part of the Exercise RIMPAC 2010 sea phase. The Australian Defence Force’s largest international maritime exercise, Exercise Rim-of-the-Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 has commenced in Hawaii. RIMPAC is designed to test interoperability with 14 Pacific Rim nations. Approximately 1200 ADF personnel will be participating. This year marks the 22nd RIMPAC. It will be hosted by the US Third Fleet over a five week period, finishing on the 1st August 2010.
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| 20100712ran8247532_003_drn A United States Marine embarked aboard the US amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland, watches as soldiers from the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion of the United States Marine Corps, and Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment mount up in AAVP7 RAMS amphibious vehicles to conduct joint amphibious operations training from the well deck of the USS Cleveland. (Date taken: 12 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100712ran8247532_006_drn Soldiers from Bravo Company 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment embarked aboard the US amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland, wait on an AAVP7 RAMS amphibious vehicle belonging to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion of the United States Marine Corps, ready to conduct joint amphibious operations training from the well deck of the USS Cleveland. (Date taken: 12 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100712ran8247532_010_drn Officer in Command Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Major Mick Buchanan conducts a communications check from the commanders cupola of an AAVP7 RAMS amphibious vehicles belonging to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Bravo company were operating as mounted infantry with the marines to conduct joint amphibious operations training from the well deck of the USS Cleveland. (Date taken: 12 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100712ran8247532_015_drn Lance Corporal Daniel Gonzales of the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion of the United States Marine Corps, waits as soldiers from Bravo Company 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment embarked aboard the US amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland, prepare to mount up in AAVP7 RAMS amphibious vehicles to conduct joint amphibious operations training from the well deck of the USS Cleveland. (Date taken: 12 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100712ran8247532_016_drn Soldiers from Bravo Company 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment embarked aboard the US amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland, prepare to mount up in AAVP7 RAMS amphibious vehicles belonging to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion of the United States Marine Corps, to conduct joint amphibious operations training from the well deck of the USS Cleveland. (Date taken: 12 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100712ran8247532_021_drn Soldiers from Bravo Company 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment embarked aboard the US amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland, mounted up in AAVP7 RAMS amphibious vehicles belonging to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion of the United States Marine Corps, waiting to launch in order to conduct joint amphibious operations training from the well deck of the USS Cleveland. (Date taken: 12 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100712ran8247532_028_drn Soldiers from Bravo Company 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment embarked aboard the US amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland, mount up in AAVP7 RAMS amphibious vehicles belonging to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion of the United States Marine Corps, awaiting launch to conduct joint amphibious operations training from the well deck of the USS Cleveland. (Date taken: 12 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100712ran8247532_033_drn Soldiers from Bravo Company 2nd Batallion Royal Australian Regiment embarked aboard the US amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland, mount up in AAVP7 RAMS amphibious vehicles belonging to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion of the United States Marine Corps, awaiting launch to conduct joint amphibious operations training from the well deck of the USS Cleveland. (Date taken: 12 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100712ran8247532_036_drn Soldiers from Bravo Company 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment embarked aboard the US amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland, mount up in AAVP7 RAMS amphibious vehicles belonging to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion of the United States Marine Corps, to conduct joint amphibious operations training from the well deck of the USS Cleveland. (Date taken: 12 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100712ran8247532_044_drn Soldiers from Bravo Company 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment embarked aboard the US amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland, mounted up in AAVP7 RAMS amphibious vehicles belonging to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion of the United States Marine Corps, to conduct joint amphibious operations training from the well deck of the USS Cleveland. (Date taken: 12 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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