PH contingent squares off with US counterparts in sports tournament

Photo By Kenny Turco | Members of Naval Task Group 80.5 pose for a photo during a sports tournament for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. 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 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.  

HI, UNITED STATES

06.30.2022

Story by Kenny Turco 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - Members of Naval Task Group 80.5, led by Philippine Navy Capt. Charles Merric Villanueva, competed in a sports tournament, June 29-30, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.
Philippine contingents played basketball and volleyball with teams "Sinners" and "ABE-CVN 72", assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) at JBPHH Fitness Center and Pier Side Gym.
Hosted by the U.S. Pacific Fleet and U.S. Third Fleet, the sports activities aim to establish camaraderie and sportsmanship among the participants of various cultures and nationalities.
This is in parallel with the RIMPAC's objective to build and strengthen mutual understanding through cooperative activities of multinational maritime forces.

• Date Taken: 06.30.2022
• Date Posted: 07.02.2022 16:39
• Story ID: 424282
• Location: HI, US