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!!