62 results found for 'rimpac 2012'

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  • HMAS Perth Receives Gunnery Prize at RIMPAC 2012

    8 August 2012
    Training & Education

    HMAS Perth is savouring its RIMPAC 2012 experience, taking out the coveted Gunnery championship trophy. Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) Rodeo Championship was judged on consistency of accuracy, measured from the distance from the aim point to the observed impact point. The results are measured using an acoustic range which provides a high degree of […]

  • USA: HMAS Perth Put to Rigorous Test amid Firing Serial at RIMPAC 2012

    6 August 2012
    Training & Education

    HMAS Perth has completed an advanced air warfare weapons event during a multinational firing serial at Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012, the world’s largest maritime exercise in Hawaii. HMAS Perth joined HMAS Darwin in a six-ship formation with Canadian and US ships that conducted a coordinated ‘defence’ of the group against multiple target […]

  • Australian Navy Clearance Divers Play Key Role at RIMPAC 2012, USA

    6 August 2012
    Training & Education

    Australian Navy Clearance Divers are playing a key role at RIMPAC 2012, both in Hawaii and on the US mainland. Their focus is on mine countermeasures – the largest collection of Mine Counter Measures (MCM) capacity ever deployed by Australia on this exercise. Commander Doug Griffiths is in charge of the Australian Mine Warfare and […]

  • NZ Defence Force Personnel Work Alongside Pacific Nations (RIMPAC 2012)

    6 July 2012
    Training & Education

    Around 350 NZ Defence Force personnel are in the United States as the world’s largest international maritime exercise, Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC 2012), gets underway. HMNZS TE KAHA and HMNZS ENDEAVOUR have berthed at Honolulu port, and a Rifle Platoon from 1 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment has embarked on USS ESSEX with […]

  • Australian Navy Forces Lead Maritime Component of RIMPAC 2012

    6 July 2012
    Training & Education

    Australian sailors, soldiers, airmen and women have joined defence forces from 21 other nations, including France, Canada and Russia, for Exercise RIM-OF-THE-PACIFIC (RIMPAC 12) in the islands of Hawaii. Approximately 1100 Australian Defence personnel are among 25,000 personnel participating in the US-sponsored exercise. For the first time in the history of RIMPAC, Australia will lead […]

  • HMNZS TE KAHA, HMNZS ENDEAVOUR Take Part in RIMPAC 2012

    4 July 2012
    Training & Education

    HMNZS TE KAHA and HMNZS ENDEAVOUR sailed from Devonport Naval base at the beginning of June bound for Hawaii and Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC 2012), being conducted from 29 June to 3 August. Other units from the NZ Defence Force are also taking part in the exercise—the Operational Diving Team and the Mine […]

  • RIMPAC 2012 Kicks Off in Hawaii

    4 July 2012
    Training & Education

    Military leaders from 22 nations formally launched Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2012, July 2. RIMPAC is hosted biennially by U.S. Pacific Fleet in and around Hawaii. U.S. and international speakers at the opening press conference included Adm. Cecil D. Haney, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet; Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman, Commander of […]

  • HMNZS TE KAHA to Depart for RIMPAC 2012

    31 May 2012
    Industry, Training & Education

    Media are invited to sail with HMNZS TE KAHA this Monday,  June 04 from 1000 – 1200 as she departs Devonport Naval Base for a four month deployment, including participation in the world’s largest naval exercise. The ship and her crew of 173 will join other units from the NZ Defence Force for Exercise Rim […]

  • NZ Defence Force Announces Participation in RIMPAC 2012

    11 May 2012
    Training & Education

    The NZ Defence Force will be participating in the world’s largest international maritime exercise, Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC 2012), conducted near Hawaii from 29 June to 3 August. HMNZS TE KAHA, HMNZS ENDEAVOUR, the Operational Diving Team and the Mine Counter Measures Team, a Rifle Platoon from 1 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, […]

  • Russian Navy to Attend International Naval Exercise RIMPAC 2012

    11 January 2012
    Training & Education

    International naval exercise RIMPAC 2012 will take place near Hawaii since June 29 till Aug 7, 2012 comprising naval forces of Asian-Pacific regional countries. Russia will be represented by destroyer Bystry, a rescue tug and a tanker. The exercise will be also attended by warships from Australia, India, Indonesia, Canada, Colombia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, […]

  • Russian Navy to Take Part in RIMPAC-2012

    11 June 2012
    Training & Education

      In 2012, naval diplomacy program in the Pacific is launched by a task unit consisting of Pacific Fleet (PF) destroyer Admiral Panteleyev… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, June 11, 2012

  • Post-RIMPAC exercise garners five nations

    10 August 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Ships from the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and U.S. Navy (USN) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) participated in a post Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) multilateral exercise in the Hawaii operating area August 5-9. Participating maritime units included U.S. Navy […]

  • Vessels in Next RIMPAC Could Be Running on Biofuels

    4 July 2014
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Ships and aircraft in the next Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise could be running on biofuels, and they won’t even need to know it, according to speakers at an Alternative Fuels Overview briefing for RIMPAC 2014 participants.   The briefing drew over 40 officers and officials from seven nations – Australia, Brunei, Chile, Colombia, […]

  • Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Repairs About Half of RIMPAC Ships

    29 August 2012
    Industry

    Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) answered the call for 132 repairs to U.S. and foreign surface ships taking part in the 2012 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise that ended Aug. 3. Held every two years by the U.S. Pacific Fleet, the two-month-long RIMPAC is the world’s largest multinational […]

  • Royal Australian Navy’s Submarine Celebrates Successful Sinking at RIMPAC

    26 July 2012
    Training & Education

    The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Collins Class submarine HMAS Farncomb has successfully sunk a target ship, the 12,106-tonne former USNS (United States Navy Ship) Kilauea in Hawaii. Farncomb fired one Mark 48 Torpedo and achieved a hit just below the bridge of the ship as part of a sinking exercise, or “SINKEX,” at Exercise Rim […]

  • Mexican Navy, VP-45 Join Forces During Rim of the Pacific 2012

    24 July 2012
    Training & Education

    The Mexican navy and Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 “Pelicans” have integrated into the Combined Task Force (CTF) 176 on board USS Essex (LHD 2) for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012, June 29 to Aug. 3. CTF-176 Commander, Rear Adm. Peter Ellis, and his command staff, consisting of Sailors from Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and […]

  • USA: Sea Spirit at Rim of the Pacific 2012 Exercise

    24 July 2012
    Training & Education

    Eight nations took part in a joint operational planning training opportunity during Sea Spirit 2012, at the Ford Island Conference Center on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Canadian Forces College senior instructors from the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Air Force, and Royal Canadian Navy led more than […]

  • HMAS Farncomb Completes RIMPAC 12

    20 July 2012
    Training & Education

    The crew of the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins Class submarine HMAS Farncomb are preparing to test themselves in a realistic warfare scenario, off the coast of Hawaii for Exercise RIMPAC 2012. With 22 nations taking part, it is the largest exercise of its kind in the world. HMAS Farncomb has travelled 7000 nautical miles to […]

  • USA: Unit to Conduct ULTRA During Rim of the Pacific 2012 Exercise

    19 July 2012
    Training & Education

    Active duty and reserve Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 9 look to retest their skills as a cohesive organization in a Unit Level Training and Readiness Assessment (ULTRA) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise July 21. During ULTRA, Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) 1 will evaluate MSRON 9’s command training team […]

  • USNS Henry J. Kaiser Delivers Biofuel for RIMPAC’s Great Green Fleet Demo

    18 July 2012
    Training & Education

    Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187), will deliver 900,000 gallons of a 50-50 blend of advanced biofuels and traditional petroleum-based fuel to the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) strike group. The fuel delivery is part of the Navy’s Great Green Fleet demonstration, which allows the Navy […]

  • USA: Rim of the Pacific 2012 Conducts Sink Exercise

    17 July 2012
    Training & Education

    A live-fire exercise, part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012, sank the deactivated ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS-3) in waters 15,480 feet deep, 63 miles southwest of Kauai, Hawaii, about 11:31 a.m., July 14. A sink exercise (SINKEX) benefits the U.S. Navy and participating allies and partners by providing crews the opportunity to gain […]

  • RNZN Ships Join Initial Sea Phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2012

    11 July 2012
    Authorities, Training & Education

    After a busy week of shore-based activities, the Ship’s Companies of HMNZS TE KAHA and HMNZS ENDEAVOUR are looking forward to the initial sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 this week. Both ships are due to sail from their berth at Aloha Tower, Port of Honolulu, on Wednesday 11 July Hawaii […]

  • USS Port Royal Changes Command

    4 November 2014
    Authorities

    The officers and crew of USS Port Royal (CG 73) held a change of command ceremony aboard the historic Battleship Missouri Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Oct. 31. During the ceremony, the Port Royal crew bid farewell to Capt. Eric F. Weilenman and welcomed aboard Capt. Aldolfo H. Ibarra as commanding officer. The ceremony marked […]

  • HMAS Darwin Wraps Up Middle East Deployment

    21 July 2014
    Authorities, Research & Development

    HMAS Darwin has completed a highly successful maritime security deployment to the Middle East and is now heading home to Sydney.   Deployed under tasking to the US-led Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, the Guided Missile Frigate with a Ship’s Company of 232 personnel seized narcotics with a street value […]

  • HMAS Perth Conducts Successful Series of Gunnery Exercises

    19 September 2012
    Training & Education

    Fresh from winning the Gunnery Prize during RIMPAC 2012 in Hawaii, HMAS Perth has followed up with a successful series of gunnery exercises for Exercise KAKADU 2012. In company with KRI Frans Kaisepo¸ JDS Shimakaze and HTMS Rattanakosin, Perth fired its five inch gun down range in the North Australian Exercise Area. “The Phased Array […]

  • HMAS Perth, USS Houston Reforge Old Ties

    16 August 2012
    Training & Education

    On the evening of 28 February/1 March 1942, two proud ships fought together against overwhelming odds by facing the Japanese Western Java Invasion Convoy in the midst of the Sunda Strait. HMAS Perth (I) and USS Houston were both torpedoed and sank within 30 minutes of the other, consigning almost a thousand US and Australian sailors […]