A M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)

A M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) assigned to 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, conduct dry fire exercises in support of infantry units in simulated scenarios during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson/Released)