Red Friday - RIMPAC

More Red Friday RIMPAC love ... starting with one of today's veterans honouring some of those who have gone before ...




PEARL HARBOR (July 11, 2012) To honour the USS Arizona memorial (background), Private Bryan Irwin, a soldier from the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation company of the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from Shilo, Manitoba, stands at attention on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex as the ship gets underway for exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012.  Canadian Forces photo by : MCpl Marc-Andre Gaudreault, Canadian Forces Combat Camera. RELEASED

PEARL HARBOR (July 16, 2012) - A Canadian soldier stands in front of the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites sign, at Pearl Harbor, July 16 2012. 
Canadian Forces photo by : MCpl Marc-Andre Gaudreault, Canadian Forces Combat Camera/RELEASED.




















And, just 'cause I can :)



MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS (July 8, 2012) Canadian Soldiers assigned to Princess Patricia Canada Light Infantry participate in force on force training on the windward side of Oahu during RIMPAC 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun. 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. 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 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Paul Seeber/Released)