Sinking Exercise during RIMPAC 2022

Military personnel from Australia, Canada, Malaysia, and the United States participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 fired on and sank the decommissioned ex-USS Rodney M. Davis on July 12 as part of a sinking exercise to practise tactics, targeting, and live firing against a surface target at sea. RIMPAC is taking place in and near the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California from June 29 to August 4 with participation from 26 countries, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel. RIMPAC, the largest international maritime exercise in the world, offers a one-of-a-kind training opportunity while encouraging and maintaining cooperative relationships among participants that are essential to maintaining the security on the world’s oceans and the safety of shipping channels. IMPORTANT！ Copyright Disclaimer Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976，allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholar