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The U.S. Navy launched the 28th edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the world’s largest international maritime exercise, today. Twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel will train and operate in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California, June…
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KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai-332, ship of the Multilateral Rim of Pacific Joint Training Task Force (Satgas Latma Multilateral RIMPAC) 2022 TNI Navy (TNI AL) arrived at Joint Pearl Harbor Hickam Pier (JBPHH) Hawaii, United States Sunday (26/6 ), after 11 days of sailing from Guam. The arrival of the Latma RIMPAC Task Force commanded by Naval Colonel (P) Lewis…
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Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Aotearoa will be taking part in the world’s largest international maritime exercise for the first time, as part of a five-and-a-half month deployment to the Asia Pacific region. After COVID-19 restrictions kept participants at sea only for the previous Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) multinational exercise, RIMPAC 22 will be back to a full-scale,…
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The Philippine Navy (PN) on June 8 will be sending one of its two brand-new missile frigates, the BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), to participate in this year’s Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise that will be taking place at Honolulu, Hawaii from June 29 to August 4. Navy spokesperson Commander Benjo Negranza, in a statement Sunday, said BRP Antonio Luna…
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Twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 170 aircraft and approximately 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled June 29 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. As the…
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The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a seven-month deployment, May 25. North Carolina departed Pearl Harbor Nov. 4, 2021 for a regularly-scheduled deployment, in which they performed a full spectrum of operations, to include anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare in the Indo-Pacific region. “First, I appreciate the support of the families…
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Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet hosted the final planning conference (FPC) for Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2022 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, March 21-24. Approximately 1,000 personnel from 27 nations scheduled to participate in RIMPAC 2022 attended the FPC to conduct a review of the overall exercise plan and prepare to execute the world’s premier maritime exercise. Strong international…
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The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) was certified for unrestricted operations Feb. 28, 2022, after completing sea trials and concluding a 32-month engineering overhaul (EOH) at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF). The EOH which concluded in February, included mandatory maintenance that is typically conducted at the mid-point of a submarine’s service…
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USS Chafee (DDG 90) returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, completing an eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 to U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleets, Feb. 19. Chafee departed Pearl Harbor en route to U.S. 7th Fleet June 28, 2021. The destroyer served as an escort for the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and USS…
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The Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center (HRMC) delivered the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), back to the fleet two days ahead of schedule, on Jan. 19, 2022, after a 10-month Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA). Embedded within the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF), this is HRMC’s second maintenance availability…
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