News Around the Fleet

photo - U.S. Navy service members and partner nations attend a medical training symposium event for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gavin Arnoldhendershot)

photo - Vice Adm. John Wade, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet and Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 Combined Task Force (CTF) Commander, center, and task force leadership take questions during the opening press conference for RIMPAC 2024 held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 27. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Courtney Strahan)

photo - A PteroDynamics X-P4 Unmanned Aerial System sits on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) Jun. 19, 2024. Unmanned and remotely operated vessels extend the capability of interconnected manned platform sensors to enhance capacity across the multinational force. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jesse Monford)

photo - A U.S. Marine assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a Sailor assigned to the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) fire a .50-caliber machine gun during a joint live-fire exercise while underway in the Pacific Ocean for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, June 19, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)

RIMPAC Announcement - Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 coordinator Royal Australian Navy Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Gill, right, briefs Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet (C3F) Vice Adm. John Wade about RIMPAC 2024 at C3F headquarters, June 11, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, four submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 171 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are set to participate in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Sarah C. Eaton)

C3F CoC - Vice Adm. John Wade, right, assumes command of Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet (C3F) from Vice Adm. Michael Boyle during a ceremony held at the C3F headquarters, June 7, 2024. Boyle was relieved by Wade as commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet, a combat-ready force of more than 68,000 people, 100 ships and 400 aircraft stationed throughout California, Hawaii and Washington. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet not only leads naval forces in the Indo-Pacific, but also provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations—from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maria G. Llanos)

C3F Announces SOY Selectees - Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Vice Adm. Michael Boyle, right, poses with Command Master Chief Trenton Schmidt, U.S. 3rd Fleet Shore Sailor of the Year (SOY) Operations Specialist 1st Class DeEll Henderson, and U.S. 3rd Fleet Sea SOY Personnel Specialist 1st Class Richel Mila in San Diego, April 18, 2024. The SOY Program recognizes Sailors who show the ability to lead as a Chief Petty Officer (CPO), and who epitomize the Navy core values and the CPO mission, vision, and guiding principles. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah C. Eaton)

USS Antietam (CG 54) Homeport Shifts to Hawaii - 240405-N-RM312-4928 The Ticonderoga-class guided missile-cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) passes the USS Arizona memorial while arriving to its new homeport at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 5, 2024. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations - from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gavin Arnoldhendershot)

RIMPAC FPC - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Cmdr. Takahiro Ishizaka, left, speaks with Lt. Cmdr. Jessica Atterbury during a medical working group as part of the Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 final planning conference at Naval Base Point Loma Annex in San Diego, March 26, 2024. Approximately 750 personnel from 29 nations scheduled to participate in RIMPAC 2024 attended the FPC to conduct a review of the overall exercise plan for the 29th iteration of the world's premier 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 on the world's oceans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Lily Gebauer)

[none] - The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returns to homeport at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) in San Diego after completing a deployment in support of Pacific Partnership 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Alexander)