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Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) sails during the at-sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Terrin Hartman)
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Combined forces from the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team and Mexican Navy's Urban Search and Rescue Team practice urban search and rescue operations, simulating a flooded community after a hurricane as part of Exercise of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 12, 2024. The Defense Logistics Agency is behind the scenes supporting the USCG and other other services participating in RIMPAC with thousands of items including fuel so they can keep moving the mission. 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 24 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Photo by Nutan Chada, Defense Logistics Agency) #RIMPAC2024
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U.S. Coast Guard Diver 2nd Class Connor Madsen, Regional Dive Locker West, cuts line, freeing a bundled chain to hook it onto a sunken buoy during a training exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy Underwater Construction Team divers off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, July 18, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathleen Gorby)
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Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 311 practice security escort of the decommissioned amphibious assault ship, USS Tarawa, as it is towed out to sea for a tactical exercise during RIMPAC 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 Hawiian Islands, June 27 to Aug 1. The worlds 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerreht Harris)
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The U.S. Coast Guard helicopter tie-down team aboard legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) secures a Mexican navy Panther Helicopter ANX 2161 during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 off the coast of Hawaii, July 14. 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. Coast Guard photo by David Lau)
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U.S. Coast Guard Diver 1st Class Kirsten Allen, Regional Dive Locker West, hands over a chain to Diver 2nd Class Tucker Younge, Regional Dive Locker West, to shackle into a sunken buoy during a recovery training exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy Underwater Construction Team divers off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, July 17, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathleen Gorby)
USCGC Midgett conduct live-firing exercise at RIMPAC 2024
A projectile fired from the 57mm MK-110 turret mounted gun from the Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) during a live-firing exercise during Exercise Rim of Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 off the coast of Hawaii, July 20. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating 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. Coast Guard photo by David Lau)
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Coast Guardsmen from Port Security Unit 311, Shoreside Security Division perform as simulated enemy combatants during a mine clearing exercise at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii 24 during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) July 24, 2024.
Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in Rim of the Pacific Exercise (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.
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Cmdr. Donald Striker, executive officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett scans the horizon while sailing in formation with the Royal Brunei Navy offshore patrol vessels KDB Darussalam (OPV 06) and Darulaman (OPV 08) steam alongside the Italian Navy offshore patrol vessel ITS Montecuccoli at Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024 off the coast of Hawaii, July 19. 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. Coast Guard Photo by David Lau)
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Coast Guardsmen from Port Security Unit 311, Shoreside Security Division perform as simulated enemy combatants during a mine clearing exercise at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii 24 during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) July 24, 2024.
Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in Rim of the Pacific Exercise (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.
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Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) hosts a multi-ship interdiction and boarding exercise with Italian Navy offshore patrol vessel ITS Montecuccoli (P 432), who fast-roped a boarding team of seven onto Midgett simulating an at-sea boarding of a suspected arms smuggling vessel during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC 2024), July 15, while underway in the Pacific Ocean. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating 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. Coast Guard photo by David Lau)
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Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) launches an over-the-horizon cutterboat as a safety boat for a man overboard and recovery drill with the Mexican navy as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 off the coast of Hawaii, July 13.
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. Coast Guard photo by David Lau)
/ Published Aug. 10, 2024
HONOLULU – Four Hawaii-based and two California-based Coast Guard units, all globally deployable, concluded operations at the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 Exercise and returned to service of the residents of Hawaii and the Pacific region, Aug. 1.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Midgett (WMSL 757) and Juniper (WLB 201), the Regional Dive Locker Pacific, Port Security Unit (PSU) 311, the Pacific Strike Team and Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Honolulu partnered with military members from Peru, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Italy, Brunei and Japan throughout the in-port and at-sea portions of the RIMPAC Exercise, which ran from late June to early August. The exercise marked a series of “firsts” for Coast Guard participation.
PSU 311 was the first PSU to deploy to a RIMPAC exercise, where they set up a forward-deployed security force on land and on sea. They conducted vessel escorts of high-value U.S. and partner nation ships and patrolled both on land and water. They hosted advisors from the Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping group in their tactical operations center – an essential international service in protecting merchant ships traveling through hazardous areas. They also partnered with MSST Honolulu and divers from the Coast Guard and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy to conduct underwater port surveys following a simulated natural disaster, a key part of the port reopening process that is essential to saving lives in emergencies.
The Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team also completed a first-of-its-kind deployment, partnering with forces from Mexico and Peru to conduct urban search-and-rescue exercises on water and land. A full summary of their efforts is available here.
The Coast Guard Regional Dive Locker Pacific completed its most thorough humanitarian response exercise at RIMPAC to date, partnering with the ROK Navy to conduct harbor surveys, underwater pier inspections, and land and shipboard-based buoy salvage operations. Their collaboration will prove instrumental in speedy response to future disasters.
Coast Guard Cutter Midgett conducted a broad spectrum of operations with the Canadian MV Asterix, Italian Navy offshore Patrol Vessel ITS Montecuccoli, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), Royal Brunei Navy offshore patrol vessels KDB Darussalam and KDB Darulaman, Mexican Navy frigate ARM Benito Juarez and the ROK Navy submarine Lee Beom-seok. Operations covered both national defense as well as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions.
“The global maritime environment is too large and complex for any one nation to safeguard – we have always relied on strong international partnerships to serve the larger Pacific community,” said Vice Adm. Andrew J. Tiongson, Commander of Coast Guard Pacific Area and Commander of Defense Force West. “In RIMPAC and beyond, we continually work with our partners to remain integrated and prepared. Through exercises, real-world operations, and a spirit of collaboration, we work together for a free and open Indo-Pacific region.”
RIMPAC 2024 was the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. As the world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC combines force capabilities in a dynamic maritime environment to demonstrate enduring interoperability across the full spectrum of military operations.
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