Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bayley Foster
JS Kunisaki, KD Lekiu, and ARM Juarez Arrive at Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC 2024
Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet
June 26, 2024 | 1:07
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Ōsumi-class tank landing ship JS Kunisaki (LST-4003), Royal Malaysian Navy Lekiu-class guided missile frigate KD Lekiu (FFG-30) and Mexican Navy Reformador-class frigate ARM Benito Juárez (P-101) arrive at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, Jun. 26. 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 Bayley Foster)
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