International rim of the pacific war games

In addition to U. The biennial RIMPAC, this year in its 25th iteration, saw a gathering of 45 ships, five submarines and more than aircraft. The interoperability drills were held mostly in and around the Hawaiian Islands but also off Southern California.

The exercise that saw dozens of ships pour into Pearl Harbor will see them pour out again today, the Navy said. The exercise was interesting enough to draw uninvited guests.

A Russian destroyer and intelligence ship operated in international waters off Hawaii. Pacific Fleet said. Amphibious operations — getting troops and equipment from ship to shore — were a particular emphasis with a growing number of Pacific nations showing greater interest in the capability. To be successful in preserving and promoting a rules-based international order, like-minded nations have to be able to work together in trust, and that interoperability is advanced during RIMPAC, Gilmour said on a U.

Navy website. The Rim of the Pacific Rimpac war games, which run through the end of August, come as Hawaii struggles to contain community spread of the coronavirus amid what has become the highest reproduction rate in the country. After Ige, a consistent Rimpac supporter, requested a delay in April, Rimpac was postponed until August.

Those fears have spread to Thailand, a Rimpac partner, after nine Thai soldiers tested positive for coronavirus upon returning from a three-week joint army training on Oahu in July. The outbreak has prompted Thailand to suspend further joint military training. Rimpac was established in as a joint exercise between Australia, Canada and the US. In recent years, the biennial exercise has grown to include countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region and far beyond.

Unlike past Rimpac exercises, this year there will be no amphibious assaults , no urban combat or sniper training , and no land-launched artillery, missiles or rockets. Instead, the exercise will focus on multination anti-submarine warfare, maritime intercept operations and at-sea live-fire training events that include a sinking exercise in which a decommissioned ship is fired upon and sunk in deep water. Demyansk Pocket. Honour Alone. Last Elephant Offensive, The. Shenandoah - Valley of Fire.

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