Text Fwd: Japan, South Korea Join U.S.-Led Pacific War Games

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June 24, 2010
RIMPAC 2010 War Games Launch in Hawaii
Jane Anderson


The Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) war games opened in Hawaii on June 23, 2010, with 32 ships, including the U.S.S. Freedom and the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan.

The Rim of the Pacific 2010 military exercise, or RIMPAC 2010, launched on June 23, 2010, as ships, aircraft and military personnel from 14 nations poured into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to participate.

The U.S.S. Ronald Reagan, fresh from a six-month planned maintenance period, and the U.S.S. Freedom, the first of the U.S. Navy's planned Littoral Combat Ships designed to operate in shallow coastal waters, will participate, as will a variety of other U.S.-flagged vessels.

In total, RIMPAC 2010 was expected to involve 34 ships, five submarines, more than 100 aircraft and 20,000 personnel, the U.S. Navy said.

RIMPAC 2010 Includes Ships from Japan, Republic of Korea

By June 28, the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet will be hosting units and personnel from Australia, Canada, Chile, Columbia, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Peru, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.

In addition to the Freedom and the Ronald Reagan, San Diego-based U.S. Navy ships participating in RIMPAC include the U.S.S. Benfold, U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard, U.S.S. Chancellorsville, U.S.S. Cleveland, U.S.S. Comstock, U.S.S. Devastator, U.S.S. Hopper, U.S.S. McCluscky, U.S.S. Pioneer and U.S.S. Sampson.
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