Air, land and maritime forces from 29 Allies and Partners will converge in the Hawaiian archipelago in late June 2024 for the United States-led Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), which will feature the biennial exercise’s biggest humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HADR) drills.
Designed to nurture collaboration to ensure maritime security and stability globally, the 29th iteration of RIMPAC will include anti-submarine and surface warfare drills, amphibious landings, and defending an aircraft carrier strike group against live forces, the U.S. Navy stated.
“RIMPAC offers a uniquely complex and challenging multinational environment for forces to train in areas where common national objectives overlap,” Royal Australian Navy Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Gill, an exercise coordinator, said in a news release. “Throughout the planning process we’ve built true partnerships based on mutual understanding and respect and expect that to continue during execution.”
About 25,000 personnel, 40 surface ships, three submarines and more than 150 aircraft will conduct the world’s largest international maritime exercise, which has the theme “Partners: Integrated and Prepared” in 2024.
Participating forces also include Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga and the United Kingdom.
“We have the immensely valuable opportunity to train in the Hawaiian Islands and surrounding ranges — nowhere else in the world provides a more realistic and relevant training opportunity,” said Vice Adm. John Wade, commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet.
