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Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Cpl. Liam Schipanski directs the uploading of a Harpoon missile to an RAAF F-111C strike aircraft, observed by Cpl. Warren Blake. Photo by PHAN Robyn Kropka, USN |
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RIMPAC’s multilateral maneuvers provided participants a rare opportunity to gain experience operating in combined and multinational exercise operations.
Chilean
and the Republic of Korea forces both supported RIMPAC’s Multinational
Force (MNF). The scenario called for the MNF to establish maritime superiority
in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands. The Japanese contingent
was paired with U.S. forces to form a bilateral force tasked with maintaining
maritime superiority in their assigned area. The bilateral force conducted
a surface gunnery exercise on 4 June, an anti-submarine rocket exercise
on 5 June, and an anti-air warfare missile exercise on 6 June.
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Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy P-3C Orion aircraft fly over the Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise ships during RIMPAC 2000. Photo by PH2(AW/NAC) Andrew Rutigliano, USN |
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