AEST 11:45, Thu Jul 19 2012
The NZ Defence Force is taking part in the world’s largest international maritime exercise, Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC 2012), around Hawaii.
Held every two years, RIMPAC 2012 is a multi-national maritime exercise involving 22 countries and a total of 25,000 personnel. It began last month and runs until August 3.
It is the first time that New Zealand, a nuclear free nation, has been involved in the exercise, which has been hosted by the United States, for 28 years.
Soldiers from Alpha Company, New Zealand Army, practice drills for urban clearing.
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