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RSS Tenacious (71) Departs Pearl Harbor During RIMPAC 2018

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 10, 2018 | 0:37

The Republic of Singapore Navy guided-missile frigate RSS Tenacious (71) departs Pearl Harbor to begin the at-sea phase of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 10. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. 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 of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jimmie Crockett)