June 29 from 2022the United States Navy launched the 28.th edition of RIMPACthe largest international maritime exercise in the world.
26 nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national ground forces, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft, and more than 25 000 personas, train and operate on the islands of Hawaii and southern California and the surrounding area, from June 29 to August 4.
Following RIMPAC’s motto of Capable Partners and Adaptable RIMPAC forces exercise a wide range of capabilities, projecting the flexibility inherent in maritime forces and helping to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific.
US Navy Vice AdmiralE. UU. Michael Boyle, cowner of RIMPAC 2022, welcomed participants during an initial meeting of RIMPAC force-wide leaders.
“By coming together as capable and adaptable partners and on the scale that we are realizinghacemo a statement of our commitment to work together, to foster and maintain those relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and the safety of interconnected oceans of the world”Said the Vice President. Boyle. “This is also how we find the areas where our national goals coincidewhere we can practice the procedures that will help make possible our interchangeability, the nexus of national will and interoperability”.
The CRoyal Canadian Navy Rear Admiral Christopher Robinson es the deputy commander of the CTF (Combined Force); the CJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Admiral Toshiyuki Hirata es and the deputy commander; and the force of infantry of Marina of the Fleet is directed by the Ggeneral of Brigged from the body of infantry of Marina of The USA. Joseph Clearfield. Other key leaders of the multinational force son the Comodoro Paul O’Grady of the Royal Australian Navy, who directede the component maritime; and the Ggeneral of Brigada Mark Goulden of the Royal Canadian Air Force, who directede the air component.
For the first time, Rear Admiral Sangmin An of the Republic of Korea lede CTF 176, RIMPAC’s amphibious task force. Republic of Singapore Army Colonel Kwan Hon Chuong, es the cCTF 176 Sea Combat Commander; and Royal Australian Navy Captain Michael Osborn CSM, es the cCommander of Maritime Logistics of the CTF 173.
This is the first time that the newly commissioned Australian Navy auxiliary replenishment ship HMAS Supply has participated in an international exercise, conducting replenishments at sea with participating navies.
This year’s exercise program includesye artillery, missile, anti-submarine and air defense exercises, as well as amphibious, anti-piracy, demining, explosive ordnance disposal, diving and salvage operations. In addition, the exercise introducedcespace and cyber operations for all partner nations.
“It’s great to see the exercise return to the scale of previous years, allowing the combined forces of our 26 partner nations and allies to work together and learn from each other.”declared the Cadmiral of Royal Canadian Navy Christopher Robinson, Deputy Commander of the CTF RIMPAC.
“Each of us is a maritime nation, and we depend on each other to help keep our sea lanes free and open”.
“RIMPAC provides us with the opportunity to enhance and refine our individual and combined capabilities, as well as our joint ability to contribute to security in the Indo-Pacific region. This helps us all”