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RIMPAC 2024: USS William P. Lawrence Departs for Force Integration Phase of RIMPAC 2024

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 8, 2024 | 1:56

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to begin the Force Integration phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 9. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bayley Foster)