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This summer’s Rim of the Pacific will include the maritime exercise’s largest-ever humanitarian aid and disaster relief drills and the sinking of a decommissioned U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship.

Forty ships from nearly 30 nations are slated to participate in this summer’s Rim of the Pacific exercise in and around the Hawaiian islands, the Navy said in a news release Tuesday. The biennial ...

U.S. AIR FORCE A U.S. Army diver from the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, inspects and closes out operations of dock pile jacketings. 1 /3 U.S. AIR FORCE A U.S. Army diver from the 7th Engineer Dive ...

Summary and Key Points: In 2022, the decommissioned USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate, was used in a live-fire exercise (SINKEX) during the Rim of the ...

KAHULUI–Approximately 29 nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, over 150 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific ...

Above U.S. Navy pilots flew a V-22 Osprey carrying an international group of military service members and journalists Friday from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson back to Oahu. At top, a pair of ...

KAHULUI, Hawai'i (Island News) -- Grassroots activists spent their day off on the 4th of July at Hoaloha Park in Kahului protesting what they called the "militarization of Hawai’i" and genocide in ...

As a demonstration of brute sea power, few events can match the biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC) hosted by America in Hawaii. The world’s largest naval drill, which was due to finish on ...

Above, amphibious vehicles come ashore near Pyramid Rock in Kaneohe during 2022’s RIMPAC exercises. Local activists in Hawaii have objected to the past participation by Israeli military personnel in ...