Saturday, July 12, 2014
RIMPAC 2014 Participants Conduct Sinking Exercise
Live fire from ships, submarines and aircraft participating in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2014 sank the decommissioned USS Ogden (LPD 5) at 7:28 p.m. Thursday, July 10, in waters 15,000 feet deep, 55 nautical miles northwest of Kauai.
Units from the Republic of Korea, Norway and the United States participated in the sinking exercise (SINKEX), which provided them the opportunity to gain proficiency in tactics, targeting and live firing against a surface target at sea
“The SINKEX is just one of the unique training opportunities offered at RIMPAC on the state-of-the-art training ranges available in Hawaii,” said Vice Adm. Kenneth Floyd, Commander of the RIMPAC Combined Task Force.
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The RIMPAC 2014 will involve 23 nations, 48 surface vessels, six submarines, over 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel including representation from first time participants China, India and Brunei.
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