U.S. Army Soldiers from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division (Multi-Domain Command - Pacific) participate in a live-fire sinking exercise, with two AH-64 Apache's firing Spike missiles at the decommissioned Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii, July 11, 2026. Over three decades of service, Mobile Bay supported Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, and delivered humanitarian assistance following the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines. Thirty nations, 30 ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 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. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Christian Morton)
| Date Taken: | 07.11.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.23.2026 18:07 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 1014674 |
| VIRIN: | 260711-A-TA715-4323 |
| Filename: | DOD_111840334 |
| Length: | 00:01:57 |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Downloads: | 53 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 53 |
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