The biennial Rim of the Pacific — the world’s largest naval training exercise — wrapped up in Hawaii last week after bringing together forces from 29 nations with warships, planes, helicopters and ...

U.S. Coast Guard deployable specialized forces (DSF) assigned to Maritime Security Response Team - West (MSRT-W) and Royal Canadian Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Fleet ...

On July 11, 2024, the U.S. Navy deliberately sent a former warship to the bottom of the Pacific during the world’s largest ...

An AC-130J gunship practiced live-fire on a retired U.S. Navy ship during SINKEX 2024. (Todd R. McQueen) A U.S. Air Force AC-130J gunship took part in battering and sinking a retired U.S. Navy vessel ...

Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Hazell, a native of Summerville, serves aboard USS Somerset, a U.S. Navy warship operating out of San Diego, California, and participating in the biennial Rim of the ...

The Exercise Rim of the Pacific is the biggest international naval demonstration. Known as RIMPAC, it biennially gathers a group of willing ally nations to bring their most exciting tools and vessels ...

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force explosive ordinance disposal technicians Petty Officer 2nd Class Daisuke Kiyooka and Petty Officer 2nd Class Takanori Kimura deploy a Remus 100 unmanned underwater ...

Two US Navy ex-warships were sunk during live-fire training near the Hawaiian Islands last month. Sinking exercises are intended to test and refine combat tactics and skills against surface ships.

When the U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) invited the Japan Ground Self Defense Force to bring its indigenous surface-to-ship missiles, launchers and equipment to the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 ...

U.S. AIR FORCE A U.S. Army diver from the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, inspects and closes out operations of dock pile jacketings. 1 /3 U.S. AIR FORCE A U.S. Army diver from the 7th Engineer Dive ...