Story by 1st Lt. Erin Scudder | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 08.22.2022
U.S. Marines with the newly formed 3d Marine Littoral Regiment teamed up with service members from across the globe during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 4....
Story by Airman 1st Class Ariel OShea | 432nd Wing | 08.17.2022
An MQ-9A Reaper remotely piloted aircraft was on hand to respond to the scene of a fire involving a Combined Task Forces ship as a surface exercise quickly developed into a real-world emergency at Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 17, 2022....
Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 08.04.2022
The Pacific and Indian Oceans Shipping Working Group (PACIOSWG) conducted Exercise Bell Buoy 2022 at Pearl Harbor, June 27 to July 1. This RIMPAC is the largest deployment of NCAGs personnel from multiple partner nations, with participants from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, France, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom, U.S., and the non-nation participant, NATO......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 08.04.2022
KEKAHA, Hawaii – Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands, hosts U.S. ground forces and ally nation militaries during the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. The exercise takes place in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The exercise was held from June 29 to Aug. 4 and involved 26......
Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 08.04.2022
The world’s largest international maritime exercise concluded Aug. 4 following more than a month of realistic, relevant combined operations training conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kylie Jagiello | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 08.03.2022
The interoperability of Australian and Indian defense air platforms was on show during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 with both countries anti-submarine warfare (ASW) P-8 aircraft conducting serials together. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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......
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kylie Jagiello | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 08.03.2022
Colloquially called drone ships, multiple unmanned platforms participated in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, in concert with manned platforms. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Aiko Bongolan | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 08.03.2022
Royal New Zealand Navy Lt. Olivia West, a health planner for the CFMCC, is one of many involved with implementing the Annex Q, a health instruction for all forces participating in RIMPAC. To support all partner nations, communication is essential for West to effectively and efficiently do her job to help all 38 ships out at sea. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170......
