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Video by Lance Cpl. Conor Ragland

Marine Wing Support Squadron 174 conduct Humanitarian Aid, Disaster Relief training at RIMPAC 2024

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 9, 2024 | 0:57

U.S. Marines with Utilities Platoon, Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing provide debris removal, engineer reconnaissance, and route repair capabilities during Humanitarian Aid/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) training in support of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 9, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Conor Ragland)