Soldiers and Marines take Pyramid Beach
Channel: Royal Australian Navy
Date: 2014-07-12

The Australian Army's 4th Combat Landing Team for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2014 (RIMPAC) has stormed a beach at Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, to prepare for a major combined amphibious landing and beach assault serial, planned for the end of July. 

The Australian Infantry soldiers landed on Pyramid Beach aboard United States Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicles, alongside Marines from the Mexican Naval Infantry Force, to practice debussing and embussing the vehicles and assaulting the beach head as one cohesive force.

The purpose of the training was to help the Australians, United States Marine Corps and Mexicans integrate and refine their interoperability with each other.

The final amphibious landing and beach assault serial will involve all of the 22 nations participating in RIMPAC. Two platoons from the Australian 4th Combat Landing Team, one Mexican Marine platoon one United States Marine Corps Platoon and a specialist element of Japanese troops will launch their assault from the US Navy's Dock Landing Ship USS Rushmore.  

The 4th Combat Landing Team is made up from more than 120 Army personnel from across 1st Brigade, drawn together to participate the world's largest naval exercise (RIMPAC). 

Their participation will further enhance the Australian Defence Force's amphibious warfare capabilities in preparation for the introduction of the first Landing Helicopter Dock ship, NUSHIP Canberra, into the Royal Australian Navy's Fleet later this year. 

Read the full story at Navy Daily @ News.navy.govau 

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Video shot by Petty Officer Imagery Specialist Paul Berry.