U.S. Army and JGSDF missiles launch from PMRF, during SINKEX PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY BARKING

► Subscribe: ► CHECK OUT THIS 10000 MORE VIDEOS: Defense Flash News: U.S. Army and JGSDF missiles launch from PMRF during SINKEX PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY BARKING SANDS, HI, UNITED STATES Video by Airman 1st Class Nathan Barbour Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet 180712-F-ID393-278 (July 12, 2018) PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY BARKING SANDS, Hawaii — U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members launch missiles from Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands at the decommissioned ex-USS Racine (LST-1191), positioned at sea, during a sinking exercise as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. This marks the first time the U.S. Army and JGSDF have participated in a sinking exercise during RIMPAC. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. 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 of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Nathan Barbour/Released) TAGS,MISSILE,JAPAN,HAWAII,DE-COMMISSIONED,RIM OF THE PACIFIC,SINKEX,JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENSE FORCE,PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY BARKING SANDS,RIMPAC 2018,JapanRIMPAC2018,EX-USS RACINE (LST-1191) DENMARK SYRIA SPAIN MONGOLIA PAHOA SERBIA BELGIUM UNDISCLOSED LOCATION ESTONIA PHILIPPINES AUSTRALIA LITHUANIA KUWAIT LATVIA FRANCE CANADA UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES DJIBOUTI GERMANY POLAND USS Harry S. Truman JAPAN SOUTH KOREA Afghanistan General tags:defense flash news,defence news,MILITARY,Weapons,Aircraft,Ships,Vehicles,Operations,air force,navy,marine,army,Snipers,Firefights,Afghanistan,Guns & Weapons,Iraq,Explosions,SpecOps,Military Aircraft,Ships & Subs,Syria,Global Hot Spots,Vehicles,Air Force,Marine Corps,Navy,Army,Coast Guard,Events,Army Deployment,Technology,Military News,Fitness,Special Operations,Entertainment, united states,usa,UNITED KINGDOM,uk,china,canada,australia,france,GERMANY,japan,russia,india,technology in defense,new technology in defence,Observation Post,BBC,Bloomberg,Stars and Stripes,Fox News,CNN,MSNBC,USA Today,PBS,ABC News,The Daily Show,Leatherneck,NPR,The Colbert Report,Slate,The Economist,CBS News,The Washington post,Military Times,military embedded systems magazine,Navy Times,The New York Times,Marine Corps Gazette,MSN,The Guardian,The New Yorker,Politico,APG News,Business Insider,Military Spouse Magazine,Quantico Sentry,Gulf Defender,DC Military,. Marine Corps Times,The Wallstreet Journal,Google News,The Blaze,Yahoo News,Mother Jones,Breitbart,The Huffington Post,Think Progress,Drudge Report,Daily KOS,The Sean Hannity show,Al Jezeera America,The Ed Shultz Show,The Glenn Beck Program,The Rush Limbaugh Show,Vietnow