Guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon
(DDG 93) conducts a MK 45 five-inch gun live-fire and
launches a SM-2 missile during Rim of the Pacific 2020 in
August.
Ten nations, 22 ships, one
submarine, and more than 5,300 personnel are participating
in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) from August 17-31,
2020 at sea around the Hawaiian Islands.
RIMPAC is a biennial exercise
designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships,
critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security in
support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The exercise
is a unique training platform designed to enhance
interoperability and strategic maritime partnerships. RIMPAC
2020 is the 27th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
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