RIMPAC 2026 has begun

[aleshanee]

this past week warships from many different nations sailed into pearl harbor in
preparation for rimpac 2026... .including the aircraft carrier uss theodore
roosevelt (cvn 71) and the amphibious warfare ship uss essex (lhd 2)
.

also.... at one point during this years exercise 2 retired navy warships will be used
as targets and sunk off shore of the hawaiian islands.... .

fighter jets and other military aircraft from other nations will be arriving during this
next week to prepare for their part in the exercise.... .this is set to be one of the
biggest rimpacs yet.. ..

 

[abcaines]

this past week warships from many different nations sailed into pearl harbor in
preparation for rimpac 2026... .including the aircraft carrier uss theodore
roosevelt (cvn 71) and the amphibious warfare ship uss essex (lhd 2)
.

also.... at one point during this years exercise 2 retired navy warships will be used
as targets and sunk off shore of the hawaiian islands.... .

fighter jets and other military aircraft from other nations will be arriving during this
next week to prepare for their part in the exercise.... .this is set to be one of the
biggest rimpacs yet.. ..

I toured the Teddy Roosevelt right after it was commissioned. I had just come off of my Mediterranean deployment in 1986. Forty years ago!!

 

[aleshanee]

I toured the Teddy Roosevelt right after it was commissioned. I had just come off of my Mediterranean deployment in 1986. Forty years ago!!

they had their open house last weekend... .. we went on board briefly but then had to go to another special event on the base..... ...there are also special events at the end of rimpac we are going to attend..... .... this is one of the busiest rimpacs i ever saw.... .many more drills and exercises scheduled than previous years.... ...more participants too - which means waikiki will be jam packed when it;s all over and sailors and airmen from all over the world go on liberty at the same time...... .....

 

[abcaines]

when it;s all over and sailors and airmen from all over the world go on liberty at the same time...... .....

 

[aleshanee]

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the sea warfare phase of rimpac is about to begin..... . ships like this one...
the uss wayne e meyer... an arliegh burke class destroyer - began departing
pearl harbor today - and heading out to sea.... ..

and many others made their way out to sea as well.... .. it was a great day for
ship and submarine watching.. ... even more so for those who have friends
and family members serving on some of the vessels...

 

[aleshanee]

years ago the local news channels were excellent ways of keeping up with the activities
and developments of rimpac... ... but sadly - these days american news channels seem
to think they can;t report on rimpac without giving equal time.. or even greater time..
. to left wing detractors and other protesters - who want to do nothing but gripe and
whine about rimpac... ....

thankfully we can always count on news media from places like south korea - taiwan -
australia and japan to give a positive and informative account of what;s happening
around the islands..... .. they remain keenly aware of dangers many americans
tend to ignore... .