PEARL HARBOR (June 28, 2018) Commander, Third Fleet Vice Adm. John Alexander, along with other international leaders, speaks at a press conference for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 exercise June 28 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relati


PEARL HARBOR (June 28, 2018) Commander, Third Fleet Vice Adm. John Alexander, along with other international leaders, speaks at a press conference for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 exercise June 28 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971.


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