Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 08.28.2014
The Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) arrived in Singapore Aug. 20 for a good will and friendship building port visit as well as a voyage repair maintenance availability....
Story by Whitney Katz | Joint Enabling Capabilities Command | 08.18.2014
From June 26 – Aug. 1, members of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command’s (JECC) Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE) and Joint Public Affairs Support Element (JPASE) participated in U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014, a multinational maritime exercise held every two years in and around the Hawaiian Islands. This was the 24th iteration of RIMPAC, which......
Story by Cpl. Erik Estrada | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific | 08.04.2014
When it comes to training, some countries aren’t as lucky as the United States is with having such a vast range of training environments, one of those countries being Australia who lack the terrain that Pohakuloa Training Area in Hawaii has to offer. During the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014, the world’s largest multinational maritime exercise, that has a phase on the Big......
Story by Staff Sgt. Kyle Richardson | U.S. Army Pacific Public Affairs Office | 08.01.2014
Mortuary Affairs units are typically not known for its mobility. However, one unit in the U.S. Army Pacific received a unique piece of equipment increasing its capabilities allowing the unit travel further with forward deployed units in combat....
Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 08.01.2014
The world’s largest international maritime exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014, concluded Aug. 1 with the participation of 22 nations, 49 surface ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California....
Story by Chief Warrant Officer Allyson Conroy | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 07.31.2014
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Waesche (WMSL 751) conducted Maritime Interdiction Operation Exercises (MIOEX) with the People's Republic of China, Mexico and Brunei off the coast of Hawaii as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014....
Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 07.31.2014
Since Sept. 11, 2001, the role of the United States Navy Reserve has changed. Operational support has increased to the point where the Active Component (AC) of the Navy relies heavily on Reservists. This has been especially evident at Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014, taking place from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and in Southern California....
Story by Senior Airman Benjamin Sutton | 366th Fighter Wing | 07.30.2014
The Rim of the Pacific biennial maritime security exercise is a multinational training opportunity taking place in and around the Hawaiian Islands....