 U.S. Marines and counterparts from eight other countries continue to forge ahead, running toward the sound of chaos, all part of exercise, Rim of the Pacific, 2012. The multinational team took part in a fire support coordination exercise at Bukakalua training area on Hawaii's Big Island. The troops demonstrated multiple types of maneuvers, some in the air, others on the ground, but all from the sea. Launched from Mexican and American amphibious warships, these diverse combat capabilities blend together to shape a finely tuned air-ground task force. It's a pretty good exercise so far as good training, get to train with other militaries around the world. We came over here on the Mexican ship to Ussima-Senta, so it was pretty cool seeing how they work, how they operate compared to how we operate. We actually have an Australian guy here with us who's a, they just got the triple seven howitzer that we shoot, so he's learning about it, seeing how it works, so that he can take it back to Australia and train his guys on it. It's kind of fun training with other militaries like that. More than 2,200 ground troops participated in this year's REMPAC exercise. Nine nations came together as part of special purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 3, living and working side by side to enhance their joint interoperability. We found out that we're basically the same, train the same, go through the same hardship. I'm glad that we got the chance to have this experience, appreciate every moment, good bunch of blokes. For Exercise REMPAC, I'm Corporal Ben Everett.