Watch: AC-130J gunship pummels Navy vessel during Rim of the Pacific
A decommissioned Navy vessel was pounded by cannon fire from an AC-130J gunship as part of the 2024 RIMPAC exercise.
By Riley Ceder
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Social distancing at sea, during the world’s largest naval exercise
Defense Secretary Mark Esper visited the amphibious assault ship Essex on Wednesday, part of a much scaled-down Rim of the Pacific exercise.
Rim of the Pacific military exercise scaled back due to virus
The world’s largest maritime military exercise is scheduled to be held this week in Hawaii, but the event has been scaled back significantly, mainly because of the coronavirus pandemic.
US Marine Corps could soon take out enemy ships with Navy missiles
The Marine Corps could soon be getting the Navy’s new Naval Strike Missile for use as a shore battery, according to the Navy’s acquisitions chief.
By David B. Larter and Jeff Martin
Marines ‘hang’ flash-bang mortar rounds for first time
The rounds bring to bear the equivalent of 14 stun grenades simultaneously.
By Kyle Rempfer
Here are some of the highlights so far from RIMPAC 2018
Were you at RIMPAC this year? If not, you missed all sorts of ships, aircraft and PowerPoint presentations.
By Ken Chamberlain