Player Embed Code: <iframe width='500' height='300' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border: none; overflow: hidden; width: 500px; height: 300px;' allowtransparency='true' src='https://www.dvidshub.net/video/embed/1017183'></iframe> Download Embed Share Video Production: RIMPAC 2026: 25th CAB enhances joint interoperability aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet July 22, 2026 | 1:35 U.S. Army Lt. Col. Andy Howell, the commander of Task Force Hammerhead, and Spc. Austin Dean, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter repairer and air crew member, both assigned to 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, speak on their roles during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 in the Pacific Ocean, from July 16 to 26, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. 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 on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Olivia Cowart)