Keywords: US Navy 040713-N-5055W-205 Smoke fills the air as members of the First Battalion, Twelfth Marine Regiment, fire off a round from the Howitzer 150 gun.jpg en Pacific Missile Range Barking Sands Hawaii July 13 2004 - Smoke fills the air as members of the First Battalion Twelfth Marine Regiment fire off a round from the Howitzer 150 gun The Twelfth Marine Regiment is participating in exercise Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC 2004 RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands This years exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia Canada Chile Japan South Korea the United Kingdom and the United States RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Jane West RELEASED For more information go to <a href http //www cpf navy mil/RIMPAC2004 Target _BLANK >www cpf navy mil/RIMPAC2004</a>/ 2004-07-13 040713-N-5055W-205 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 16261 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Jane West PD-USGov-Military-Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands RIMPAC 2004 M198 howitzer |