Together with ships from other nations, the German Indo-Pacific convoy lies in Pearl Harbor, photo: US Navy/John Bellino

Zusammen mit Schiffen anderer Nationen liegt der deutsche Indopazifik-Verband in Pearl Harbor, Foto: US Navy/John Bellino

The largest naval exercise in the world

25. Dec 2024 | Headlines, Magazine, Armed Forces

At the end of June, the biennial multinational manoeuvre Rimpac took place on and in the waters around Hawaii. German Navy ships took part for the first time.

A total of 29 nations with around 25,000 people took part in the Rimpac 2024 exercise led by the US Navy. Vice Admiral John Wade, the commanding officer of the US 3rd Fleet, was in overall command as Combined Task Force Commander. In addition to the American armed forces, the navies of various Pacific littoral states took part, from Australia, Ecuador and Indonesia to Japan and Peru. A number of "non-local" nations also took part: Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, France, Great Britain, India, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka - and Germany.

25. Dec 2024

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