PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 31, 2011) Sailors and Marines render honors as the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) passes the USS Arizona Memorial while entering Pearl Harbor for a port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin B. Gray/Released) — US Navy
Carrier Reagan To Join Military Exercise -- UT San Diego
Ship lineup for RIMPAC 2014 off Hawaii final in April
The San Diego-based aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan will participate in the Rim of the Pacific military exercise this summer before the ship relocates to Japan, Navy leaders said Wednesday.
The world’s largest maritime warfare exercise is hosted biennially in June and July in Honolulu by U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet. This year, China is among 23 nations expected to attend, making RIMPAC “bigger than it’s ever been probably,” said Vice Adm. Kenneth Floyd, commander of Third Fleet.
Floyd was asked during a maritime strategy panel session at the three-day WEST 2014 conference at the San Diego Convention Center whether budgetary constraints would make RIMPAC 2014 a shadow of previous years.
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My Comment: The Chinese will be there to just observe .... but it is a reflection on how important they have become in the Asian naval theater in the past few years .... and the eagerness from the Pentagon to develop relations with them. On a side note .... to the best of my knowledge the Chinese have yet to invite the Americans to any of their exercises.
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