Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 07.22.2024
Ships and aircraft participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 conducted long-planned, live-fire sinking exercises (SINKEXs) and sank the decommissioned USS Dubuque (LPD 8), July 11, 2024, and the decommissioned USS Tarawa (LHA 1), July 19, 2024....
Story by 1st Lt. Joshua Estrada | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 07.25.2022
The U.S. Marine Corps and joint forces participated in a sinking exercise as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2022, where F/A-18 Hornets from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 used a Joint Direct Attack Munition for the first time in Marine Corps history to sink a decommissioned naval vessel....
Story by Kymberley Jurado | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 07.22.2022
The 1st Multi Domain Task Force (MDTF) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) demonstrated interoperability of surface systems during the second sinking exercise (SINKEX) at Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022....
Story by Canadian Forces Capt Christine MacNeil | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 07.16.2022
As part of the SINKEX on 12 July, HMCS Winnipeg fired two Harpoon missiles at the target, the decommissioned ex-USS Rodney M. Davis....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kylie Jagiello | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 07.13.2022
During the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), Royal Malaysian Navy Kasturi-class corvette KD Lekir (F-26) showcased their maritime capabilities during a sinking exercise (SINKEX). Conducting their first missile firing outside their territorial waters, Lekir Commanding Officer Cmdr. Mohd Asri bin Dasman said the crew had prepared extensively and was confident they would be......
Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 07.12.2022
Live fire from Rim of the Pacific 2022 partner nation ships and aircraft sank the decommissioned ex-USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) July 12, in waters 15,000 feet deep, 50 nautical miles North of Kauai....
Story by Airman 1st Class Ariel OShea | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 07.12.2022
The first-ever use of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper, a remotely piloted aircraft, during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 sinking exercise (SINKEX), July 12....
Story by 1st Lt. Jade Watkins | 36th Wing | 06.16.2022
The ninth iteration of exercise Valiant Shield concluded June 17, 2022, following 12 days of joint operations at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace....
