SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii (July 5, 2018) Soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepare an MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system for its first flight from Schofield Barracks, July 6. The Gray Eagle conducted an orientation flight in support of the Army’s Multi Domain Task Force Pilot Program (MDTF-PP) as the unit supports the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islan
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii (July 5, 2018) Soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepare an MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system for its first flight from Schofield Barracks, July 6. The Gray Eagle conducted an orientation flight in support of the Army’s Multi Domain Task Force Pilot Program (MDTF-PP) as the unit supports the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and 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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