Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kongo-class guided-missile destroyer JS Kongo (DDG 173) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to begin the sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, July 7, 2026. Thirty nations, over 30 surface ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 206 aircraft and 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. 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 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971....
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), is currently using a 3D hybrid-metal printer, as part of the Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 and the Naval Postgraduate School’s Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) distributed Additive Manufacturing network.
