U.S. Marines with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, stage amphibious assault vehicles, carrying French Airborne Marines, for preparation into the water on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Oct. 6. Combat Assault Company Marines and French Airborne Marines are part of Exercise AMERCAL 2011 which is a platoon-level combat arms combined exchange between the French Armed Forces, New Caledonia and U.S. interoperability, enhancing military-to-military relations and improving mutual combat capabilities with French Allies.