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Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Devin Langer

USS Chung-Hoon Missile Launch and Five-Inch Shoot - RIMPAC 2020

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

Aug. 26, 2020 | 0:35

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 26, 2020) – Guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) launches an SM-2 missile and fires the MK 45 five-inch gun during Rim of the Pacific 2020. Ten nations, 22 ships, 1 submarine, and more than 5,300 personnel are participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) from August 17 to 31 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. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Langer)