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30th Rimpac Kicks Off in Hawaii

June 24, 2026 |Pentagon News

Four sailors stand at the rim of a ship's deck, holding their arms behind their backs. Other sailors at the rail of the upper deck and a U.S. flag are in the background.
Four sailors stand at the rim of a ship's deck, holding their arms behind their backs. Other sailors at the rail of the upper deck and a U.S. flag are in the background.
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Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex man the rails while transiting into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for Rim of the Pacific 2026, June 21, 2026. The Rimpac multinational exercise fosters relationships critical to ensuring global maritime security.
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Rim of the Pacific, the world's premier international maritime exercise, begins today in and around the Hawaiian Islands. 

Known as Rimpac, the biennial exercise marks its 30th iteration this year, featuring a multinational force of some 25,000 personnel. It provides a unique training opportunity for allies and partners to strengthen their collective capabilities and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region. 

Rimpac 2026: Fast Facts
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Theme: "Partners: Integrated and Prepared"
Host: Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Combined Task Force Commander: Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet
Combined Task Force Deputy Commander: Chile
Vice Commander: Japan
Maritime Component Commander: South Korea
Air Component Commander: Canada

The exercise, first held in 1971, continues this year through July 31. It will cover a wide range of capabilities including amphibious operations, gunnery and missile proficiency, anti-submarine warfare, air defense exercises, military medicine, humanitarian assistance and disaster response, counter-piracy, mine clearance, explosive ordnance disposal, and diving and salvage operations.

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Marines carry luggage on a ship's deck near a parked aircraft.
An air-cushioned landing craft splashes in blue water, creating a white wake and sending mist into the air.
Six ships create a fan shape in blue water.
A Marine handles components of an aircraft engine.
A sailor in a red vest and hard hat aims a gun from the deck of one ship toward another, as a fellow sailor stands by.
Service members in tactical gear gather near the entrance of a Navy air-cushioned landing craft on a field under a gloomy sky.
A sailor tosses a yellow line from an open hatch on the side of a ship toward a pier.
Sailors in white uniforms wave while manning the rails of an aircraft carrier with the hull number "71" on its side.
A sailor stands on shore and waves colored flags toward an air-cushioned boat coming ashore from the water.
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