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The '''Rim of the Pacific Exercise''' ('''RIMPAC''') is the world's largest international maritime [[Military exercise|warfare exercise]]. RIMPAC is held [[wikt:biennial|biennial]]ly during June and July of even-numbered years from [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]], with the exception of 2020 where it was held in August. It is hosted and administered by the [[United States Indo-Pacific Command|Indo-Pacific Command]], headquartered at [[Pearl Harbor]], in conjunction with the [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], the [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]], and [[Hawaii National Guard]] forces under the control of the [[List of Governors of Hawaii|Governor of Hawaii]].

==Participants==
[[File:Abraham-Lincoln-battlegroup.jpg|thumb|The [[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|USS ''Abraham Lincoln'']] [[carrier battle group]] along with ships from Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, and South Korea during RIMPAC 2000.]]
The first RIMPAC, held in 1971, involved forces from [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]], the [[United Kingdom]] (UK), and the [[United States]] (US).<ref>https://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/832324/demonstrating-capable-adaptive-partners-during-25th-rimpac/</ref> Australia, Canada, and the US have participated in every RIMPAC since then. Other regular participants are [[Chile]], [[Colombia]], [[France]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Japan]], [[Malaysia]], [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]], [[Peru]], [[Singapore]], [[South Korea]], and [[Thailand]]. The [[Royal New Zealand Navy]] was frequently involved until the 1985 [[ANZUS]] [[New Zealand nuclear-free zone|nuclear ships dispute]] and was subsequently absent, until returning to take part in more recent RIMPACs since 2012.

While not contributing any ships, observer nations are involved in RIMPAC at the strategic level and use the opportunity to prepare for possible full participation in the future.

The United States contingent has included an [[Carrier strike group|aircraft carrier strike group]], [[submarine]]s, up to a hundred aircraft and 20,000 Sailors, [[US Marines|Marines]], Coast Guardsmen and their respective officers. The size of the exercises varies from year to year.

In the [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022]], both houses of the US Congress have called for a [[Taiwan]]ese participation of RIMPAC 2022 in the face of "increasingly coercive and aggressive behavior" by [[People's Liberation Army Navy|China]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Brad Lendon|title=Invite Taiwan to naval exercises, US defense act says|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/28/asia/taiwan-us-military-rimpac-exercise-intl-hnk-ml/index.html|access-date=2021-12-30|work=CNN|date=29 December 2021 }}</ref>

== By year ==
[[File:Carriers and escorts near Hawaii during RIMPAC 1972.jpg|thumb|RIMPAC 1972 participants]]
As discussed previously, the first RIMPAC was in 1971.
=== RIMPAC 1988 ===
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RIMPAC '88 took place in June 1988, and involved the navies of Japan, Australia, Canada and the United States, as well United States Air Force B-52s.

Two US battle groups staged out of Pearl Harbor for the exercise: The USS Nimitz carrier battle group and the USS Missouri battleship battle group.

Following routine training exercises to enhance the multinational forces' abilities to operate together, the two battle groups were split into opposing forces and a pre-set war game scenario was put into action.

The Missouri battle group, with USS Long Beach, HMAS Darwin, HMAS Hobart and other escort and supply ships, assumed the role of "aggressor" and conducted an imaginary takeover of the friendly island of "Wombat", a fictitious name given to the island of Lanai, as part of the war game exercise.

The USS Nimitz carrier battle group, accompanied by at least one submarine and Japanese and Canadian Navy frigates and destroyers, sortied from Pearl Harbor in order to "rescue" Wombat from the aggressor force.

Soviet intelligence "trawlers" constantly sailed the waters near the entrance of Pearl Harbor during the exercise, "fishing" for radio transmissions and trying to follow warships as they left the harbor. Thus, the US Navy would often sortie many more ships than those needed to participate in the exercise, enticing the trawlers to follow them to sea. After the participating ships left harbor, the decoy fleet would then lead the Soviet trawlers back to Pearl Harbor, leaving the Soviet captains wondering where the carriers and battleships went.

The much larger carrier battle group eventually "won" the exercise, as was expected, and peace loving "Wombat" was liberated. Testing and perfecting the joint interoperability of the various nation's navies was the ultimate goal. To this end, neither side "lost".

[[File:USS Missouri (BB-63) RIMPAC-90.jpg|thumb|USS Missouri (BB-63) tests its guns at RIMPAC 90]]

=== RIMPAC 1992 ===
RIMPAC 1992 took place between 19 June and 2 August 1992.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Qantas: Why no prior notice of Navy war games? |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/07/14/Qantas-Why-no-prior-notice-of-Navy-war-games/2580711086400/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref> Among the vessels' taking part was the aircraft carrier {{USS|Kitty Hawk|CV-63|6}}, which was assigned to Battle Force X-Ray, which included ten [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] (JMSDF) vessels, including the submarine {{ship|JDS|Mochishio|SS-574|6}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kitty Hawk II (CVA-63) |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/k/kitty-hawk-cva-63-ii.html |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=NHHC |language=en-US}}</ref>

During the exercise, a minor incident occurred when on 13 July 1992, a [[Qantas]] [[Boeing 747-400]] flying from [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]] to [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]] inadvertently entered into the exercise's area near Hawaii.<ref>{{Cite web   |date=1992-07-14 |title=Qantas Flight Diverted by Navy Threat of Force |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-14-mn-3940-story.html |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The aircraft's crew soon overheard a radio warning from the cruiser {{USS|Cowpens|CG-63|6}} that 'hostile action' would be taken against any [[United States Air Force]] (USAF) aircraft (playing the role of the pretend aggressor) attempting to enter the ''Cowpens''' defensive area.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=U.S. apologizes for incident involving Australian airliner |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/07/14/US-apologizes-for-incident-involving-Australian-airliner/7372711086400/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref> 

The message was accidentally broadcast on the [[Aircraft emergency frequency|International Air Distress Frequency]] instead of the internal military radio network, leading to the 747 obeying the warning and leaving the area, despite the airliner not being in any danger. This led to the US apologizing to the Australian Government.<ref name=":3" /> A Qantas spokesperson stated that the flight was only delayed by 19 minutes.<ref name=":2" />

=== RIMPAC 1994 ===
RIMPAC 1994 involved 57 vessels, and more than 200 aircraft from the United States, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Canada.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MNDBo3U_wWEC&dq=rimpac+1994&pg=PA15 |title=Marines, Volume 23, Issue 8 |publisher=[[United States Marines Corps]] |year=1994}}</ref> These included {{USS|Independence|CV-62|6}} and her [[carrier battle group]], {{USS|Constellation|CV-64|6}} battlegroup, the {{USS|Essex|LHD-2|6}} [[amphibious ready group]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/l/lake-erie-cg-70/1994.pdf |title=USS Lake Erie CG-70 Command Operations Report - 1994 |publisher=[[United States Navy]] |year=1995}}</ref> and the ''Kitty Hawk''{{'}}s battlegroup.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/aviation-squadron-command-operation-reports/vaw/vaw-115/pdf/1994.pdf |title=VAW-115 Liberty Bells Command Operations Report - 1994 |publisher=[[United States Navy]] |year=1995}}</ref> RIMPAC's boundaries that year reached as far west as [[Midway Atoll|Midway Island]].<ref name=":4" /> During the exercise, the ''Independence''{{'}}s air wing ([[Carrier Air Wing Five|CVW-5]]) conducted war-at-sea strikes against the ''Kitty Hawk'', with the support of Japanese and US vessels.<ref name=":5" />

=== RIMPAC 1996 ===
[[File:A-6E of VA-115 is launched from USS Independence (CV-62) in 1995.JPEG|alt=An A-6E SWIP Intruder of VA-115 launching off the USS Independence in 1995.|thumb|An A-6E SWIP Intruder of [[VFA-115|VA-115]] launching off {{USS|Independence|CV-62|6}} in 1995]]
RIMPAC 1996 involved more than 48 ships and 200 aircraft.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=CNN - War games on a global scale - June 15, 1996 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/US/9606/15/rimpac.96/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811221448/http://edition.cnn.com/US/9606/15/rimpac.96/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2022 |access-date=2022-08-11 |work=CNN}}</ref> Among these vessels were the US carriers ''Independence,'' ''Kitty Hawk'' and their respective carrier battle groups. Like in RIMPAC '94, the ''Independence'' conducted air operations against the ''Kitty Hawk'' battle group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEsA4OQcCUU|title=USS Independence Video Cruisebook 1996|date=27 May 2019|via=YouTube}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=October 2022}}

This exercise was notable for the accidental shooting down of a US Navy aircraft by a JMSDF vessel. On 3 June 1996, an [[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6E SWIP Intruder]] from [[VA-115 (U.S. Navy)|VA-115]] (''NF-500'', BuNo 155704) based on board the ''Independence'' was shot down around {{convert|1600|mi}} west of Hawaii by [[Close-in weapons system|CWIS]] fire from {{ship|JDS|Yūgiri|DD-153|6}}.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Newdick |first=Thomas |date=2021-06-04 |title=The Last Time A Japanese Warship Shot Down A U.S. Navy Plane Was Actually Not So Long Ago |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40937/the-last-time-a-japanese-warship-shot-down-a-u-s-navy-plane-was-actually-not-so-long-ago |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=The Drive |language=en}}</ref>

At the time of the incident (4:15PM) in clear skies, the Intruder was at {{cvt|700|ft}}, towing a target for ''Yūgiri'' to shoot down. The radar aboard the destroyer instead locked on to the radar signature of the Intruder and fired on it. The engines caught fire, with the hydraulics seizing up before the crew safely ejected. Initially thought to be mechanical, it was later determined to be human error.<ref name=":1" />

RIMPAC 1996 was the first time that the [[Chilean Navy]] was involved in the exercise.<ref name=":0" />

=== RIMPAC 1998 ===
From July 6 until August 6, 1998, RIMPAC 98 took place in the waters off Hawaii and included participants from six Pacific nations.<ref>{{cite web |title=RIMPAC 98 |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/the-navy-art-from-rimpac-98.html/1000 |website=Naval History and Heritage Command |access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref> The exercise brought together maritime forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rim of the Pacific Exercise |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/rimpac.htm |website=Globalsecurity website |access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref> Notably this was HMAS Perth's (D38) last RIMPAC before being decommissioned.<ref>{{cite web |title=D38 1990s |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Perth_(D_38)#1990s |website=Wikipedia |access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=September 2025}}

=== RIMPAC 2000 ===
From 30 May until 6 July 2000, RIMPAC 2000 took place near Hawaii under the command of Vice Adm. [[Dennis V. McGinn|Dennis McGinn]]. It included the naval forces of Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. Over 50 ships, 200 aircraft, and 22,000 personnel participated in the exercise. RIMPAC 2000 encompassed a large combined-arms operation involving a number of land, sea, and air assets. The scale of the exercise was used to test the new Coalition-Wide Area Network (C-WAN), which connected all of the ships involved with the designated command ship of the exercise, [[USS Coronado (AGF-11)|USS Coronado]].<ref name="Auto26-6">{{Cite web |title=Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/rimpac.htm |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>

Training operations during RIMPAC 2000 included [[surface warfare]], [[Amphibious warfare|amphibious landing]] operations, a [[Target ship|sinking exercise]] (SINKEX), air operations, and the first humanitarian exercise in the history of RIMPAC.<ref name="Auto26-6"/>

=== RIMPAC 2010 ===
[[File:US Navy 100724-N-5684M-823 USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the Pacific Ocean with ships assigned to Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 combined task force as part of a photo exercise north of Hawaii.jpg|thumb|RIMPAC 2010]]
[[File:US Navy 100719-N-7042V-107 Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman Livingston Harrison, foreground, U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Joe Spence and Columbian navy Lt. Cmdr. Anibal Limbo stand watch in Sea Combat Control a.jpg|thumb|Sea Combat Control, July 2010]]

On 23 June 2010, [[U.S. Pacific Fleet]] commander Admiral [[Patrick M. Walsh]] and Combined Task Force commander Vice Admiral [[Richard W. Hunt]] announced the official start of the month-long 2010 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise during a press conference held in Lockwood Hall at [[Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam]]. RIMPAC 2010 was the 22nd exercise in the series that originated in 1971.<ref name=NNS100629-22>{{cite web |last=Logico |first=Mark | title=RIMPAC 2010 Officially Opens |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=54370 | work=NNS100629-22 | publisher=Commander Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs |date=29 June 2010 | access-date=28 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108021121/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=54370 |archive-date=8 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The exercise was designed to increase the operational and tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of maritime operations by enhancing military-to-military relations and interoperability.<ref name=NNS100802-16>{{cite web |last=Stirrup |first=Robert |title=RIMPAC 2010 Officially Concludes as Ships Return to Pearl Harbor |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=55058 |work=NNS100802-16 |publisher=Commander, Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs |date=2 August 2010 |access-date=28 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921180637/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=55058 |archive-date=21 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 32 ships, 5 submarines, over 170 aircraft, and 20,000 personnel participated in RIMPAC 2010, the world's largest multi-national maritime exercise.<ref name="NNS100808-01">{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=55188 |title=USS ''Ronald Reagan'' Returns from RIMPAC 2010 |last=Votaw |first=Stephen |date=8 August 2008 |work=NNS100808-01 |publisher=USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs |access-date=28 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822044512/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=55188 |archive-date=22 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

RIMPAC 2010 brought together units and personnel from Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Peru, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States. During the exercise, participating countries conducted gunnery, missile, anti-submarine, and air defense exercises, as well as maritime interdiction and vessel boarding, explosive ordnance disposal, diving and salvage operations, mine clearance operations, and an amphibious landing. RIMPAC 2010 also emphasized [[Littoral zone|littoral]] operations with ships like the U.S. [[littoral combat ship]] {{USS|Freedom|LCS-1|2}}, the French frigate {{ship|French frigate|Prairial||2}}, and the Singaporean {{sclass|Formidable|frigate|1}} RSS ''Supreme''.<ref name=NNS100629-22/>

On 28 June 2010, the aircraft carrier {{USS|Ronald Reagan||2}} arrived in Pearl Harbor to participate in RIMPAC 2010. ''Ronald Reagan'' was the only aircraft carrier to participate in this exercise. During the in-port phase of RIMPAC, officers and crew of the 14 participating navies interact in receptions, meetings, and athletic events.<ref name="CVN74history2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=54347 |title=USS ''Ronald Reagan'' Arrives in Hawaii for RIMPAC 2010 |last=Stevens |first=Aaron |date=30 June 2010 |work=NNS100630-09 |publisher=USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs |access-date=28 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325102100/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=54347 |archive-date=25 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Ronald Reagan'' completed its Tailored Ships Training Availability (TSTA) exercises prior to RIMPAC 2010.<ref name="CVN74history2010"/>

During 6–7 July 2010, 32 naval vessels and five submarines from seven nations departed Pearl Harbor to participate in Phase II of RIMPAC 2010. This phase included live fire gunnery and missile exercises; maritime interdiction and vessel boardings; and anti-surface warfare, undersea warfare, naval maneuvers and air defense exercises. Participants also collaborated in explosive ordnance disposal; diving and salvage operations; mine clearance operations; and amphibious operations.<ref name=NNS100708-18>{{cite web |last=Stirrup |first=Robert |title=Ships Depart Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC 2010 Exercises |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=54554 |work=NNS100708-18 |publisher=Commander, Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs |date=9 July 2010 |access-date=28 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924052305/http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=54554 |archive-date=24 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Phase III involved scenario-driven exercises designed to further strengthen maritime skills and capabilities.<ref name=NNS100708-18/>

During RIMPAC 2010, over 40 naval personnel from Singapore, Japan, Australia, Chile, Peru, and Colombia managed combat exercises while serving aboard ''Ronald Reagan''. This involved managing anti-submarine warfare and surface warfare for Carrier Strike Group Seven and the entire RIMPAC force, including the use of radar, charts, and high-tech devices to monitor, chart, and communicate with other ships and submarines. Tactical action officers from the different countries coordinated the overall operational picture and provided direction and administration to the enlisted personnel involved in the Sea Combat Control (SCC) activities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=54880 |title=USS ''Ronald Reagan'' Hosts International Navies for Sea Combat Control Exercises During RIMPAC 2010 |last=Votaw |first=Stephen |date=24 July 2010 |work=NNS100724-06 |publisher=USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs |access-date=28 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325100603/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=54880 |archive-date=25 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Also, ''Ronald Reagan'' conducted a live [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile|Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM)]] launch, firing at a simulated target, the first since 2007.<ref name=NNS100808-01/><ref name=CVN74history2010/>

On 30 July 2010, RIMPAC 2010 concluded with a press conference held at Merry Point Landing on Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam.<ref name=NNS100802-16/> A reception for over 1,500 participants, distinguished visitors and special guests was held in the hangar bays of the carrier ''Ronald Reagan''.<ref name=NNS100808-01/>

During RIMPAC 2010, participating countries conducted three sinking exercises (SINKEX), involving 140 discrete live-fire events, that included 30 surface-to-air engagements, 40 air-to-air missile engagements, 12 surface-to-surface engagements, 76 [[laser-guided bomb]]s, and more than 1,000 rounds of naval gunfire from 20 surface combatant warships.<ref name=NNS100802-16/> Units flew more than 3,100 air sorties, completed numerous maritime interdiction and vessel boardings, explosive ordnance disposal, diving and salvage operations and mine clearance operations and 10 major experiments, with the major one being the U.S. Marine Corps Enhanced Company Operations experiment.<ref name=NNS100802-16/> 

Ground forces from five countries completed five amphibious landings, including nine helicopter-borne amphibious landings and 560 troops took part in a ship-to-shore mission. In all, 960 different training events were scheduled. 96 percent were completed in all areas of the Hawaiian operations area, encompassing [[Marine Corps Base Hawaii|Kāneʻohe Bay]], [[Bellows Air Force Station]], the [[Pacific Missile Range Facility]], and the [[Pohakuloa Training Area]].<ref name=NNS100802-16/>

=== RIMPAC 2012 ===
[[File:RIMPAC 2012 120727-N-VD564-137.jpg|thumb|RIMPAC 2012 ships]]
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" align="left"
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! colspan="2" | RIMPAC 2012 participating vessels<ref name="vessels" />
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| {{navy|Australia}} || {{HMAS|Darwin|FFG 04|6}}<br />{{HMAS|Farncomb||6}}<br />{{HMAS|Perth|FFH 157|6}}
|-
| {{navy|Canada}} || {{HMCS|Algonquin|DDG 283|6}}<br />{{HMCS|Ottawa|FFH 341|6}}<br />{{HMCS|Victoria|SSK 876|6}}<br />{{HMCS|Yellowknife}}
|-
| {{navy|Chile}} || [[HMS Grafton (F80)|''Almirante Lynch'']]
|-
| {{navy|France}} || {{ship|French frigate|Prairial||2}}
|-
| {{navy|Japan}} || {{ship|JS|Myōkō||6}}<br />{{JS|Shirane||6}}<br />{{JS|Bungo||6}}
|-
| {{naval|Mexico}} || [[USS Frederick (LST-1184)|ARM ''Usumacinta'']]
|-
| {{navy|New Zealand}} || {{HMNZS|Endeavour|A11|6}}<br />{{HMNZS|Te Kaha||6}}
|-
| {{navy|South Korea}} || {{ROKS|Choe Yeong|DDH-981|6}}<br />{{ROKS|Na Dae-yong||6}}<br />{{ROKS|Yulgok Yi I||6}}
|-
| {{navy|Singapore}} || {{ship|RSS|Formidable||6}}
|-
| {{navy|Russia}} || {{ship|Russian destroyer|Admiral Panteleyev||2}}<br />''Fotiy Krylov''<br />''Irkut''
|-
| rowspan="2"| {{naval|United States}} and [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] || '''[[Warship]]s:'''<br />{{USS|Chafee}}<br />{{USS|Charlotte|SSN-766|6}}<br />{{USS|Cheyenne|SSN-773|6}}<br />{{USS|Chosin}}<br />{{USS|Chung-Hoon}}<br />{{USS|Crommelin||6}}<br />{{USS|Essex|LHD-2|6}}<br />{{USS|Gary|FFG-51|6}}<br />{{USS|Higgins}}<br />{{USS|Lake Erie|CG-70|6}}<br />{{USS|Nimitz}}<br />{{USS|North Carolina|SSN-777|6}}<br />{{USS|Paul Hamilton|DDG-60|6}}<br />{{USS|Port Royal|CG-73|6}}<br />{{USS|Princeton|CG-59|6}}<br />{{USS|Reuben James|FFG-57|6}}<br />{{USS|Stockdale|DDG-106|6}}<br />{{USCGC|Bertholf
|}}
|-
| '''[[Auxiliary ship]]s:''' <br />{{USNS|Henry J. Kaiser||6}}<br />{{USNS|Matthew Perry||6}}<br />{{USNS|Salvor||6}}<br />{{USNS|Yukon|T-AO-202|6}}
|}

RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series and started on 29 June 2012. 42 ships, including the aircraft carrier {{USS|Nimitz}} and other elements of [[Carrier Strike Group Eleven|Carrier Strike Group 11]], six submarines,<ref name="vessels">{{cite web|title=RIMPAC 2012: participating vessels by country|date=17 June 2012|url=http://www.naval-technology.com/features/featurerimpac-2012-vessels-aircraft-countries/|publisher=Naval Technology|access-date=18 June 2012}}</ref> 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel from 22 nations took part in Hawaii. The exercise involved surface combatants from the U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia, South Korea and Chile.<ref>{{cite web|title=RIMPAC 2012|url=http://www.cpf.navy.mil/rimpac/2012/about/|publisher=United States Navy|access-date=18 June 2012|archive-date=19 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419193121/http://www.cpf.navy.mil/rimpac/2012/about/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

The US Navy demonstrated its '[[Great Green Fleet]]' of biofuel-driven vessels for which it purchased 450,000 gallons of biofuel, the largest single purchase of biofuel in history, at a cost of $12m.<ref>{{cite web|title=RIMPAC 2012: Great Green Fleet, communications and Yellow Sea security|date=11 June 2012|url=http://www.naval-technology.com/features/featurerimpac2012-great-green-fleet-communications-korea/|publisher=Naval Technology|access-date=18 June 2012}}</ref> On 17 July, {{USNS|Henry J. Kaiser||6}} delivered 900,000 gallons of biofuel and traditional petroleum-based fuel to ''Nimitz''{{'}}s Carrier Strike Group 11.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press19.htm|title=USNS Henry J. Kaiser delivers biofuel for RIMPAC's Great Green Fleet demo|access-date=17 July 2012|archive-date=20 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520170348/http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press19.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The exercises included units or personnel from Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, the United Kingdom and the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=RIMPAC Units Continue To Arrive in Hawaii|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=68155|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925214305/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=68155|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 September 2012|publisher= United States Navy|access-date=1 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=RIMPAC exercise to begin June 29|url=http://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/000846|publisher=United States Navy|access-date=1 July 2012|archive-date=13 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113221744/http://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/000846|url-status=dead}}</ref> Russia participated actively for the first time,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duncan |date=2012-06-17 |title=RIMPAC 2012: participating vessels by country |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/features/featurerimpac-2012-vessels-aircraft-countries/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Naval Technology |language=en-US}}</ref> as did the Philippines, reportedly due to the escalating tensions with the People's Republic of China over ownership of Scarborough Shoal.<ref>{{cite web|title=RP participates in RIMPAC 2012| date=27 June 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_dt0CyOv18 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/z_dt0CyOv18 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|publisher=Chinese state media|access-date=27 June 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

RIMPAC 2012 marked the debut of the U.S. Navy's new [[P-8A Poseidon]] land-based anti-submarine patrol aircraft. Two P-8As participated in 24 RIMPAC exercise scenarios as part of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VX-1) based at [[Marine Corps Base Hawaii]] in [[Kaneohe Bay]].<ref>{{cite web | title= VX-1 Flies P-8 Poseidon during RIMPAC 2012 | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=68678 | archive-url= https://archive.today/20121212215725/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=68678 | url-status= dead | archive-date= 12 December 2012 | work= NNS120729-04 | publisher= RIMPAC Public Affairs | date= 29 July 2012 | access-date=30 July 2012}}</ref>

The 2012 movie [[Battleship (film)|''Battleship'']] is about two [[Arleigh Burke-class destroyer|''Arleigh-Burke'']]-class [[Guided-missile destroyer|destroyers]] ([[USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53)|USS ''John Paul Jones'']] and [[USS Sampson (DDG-102)|USS ''Sampson'']]) and one Japanese [[Kongō-class destroyer|''Kongō''-class]] destroyer ([[JS Myōkō|JS ''Myoko'']]) discovering an alien armada during RIMPAC 2012.

===RIMPAC 2014===
[[File:Multinational task force in the 24th biennial Rim of the Pacific.jpg|thumb|400px|Multinational task force in RIMPAC 2014.]]
[[File:Sikorsky CH-53E (USMC) RIMPAC 2014 378.jpg|thumb|Marines board a CH-53E helicopter, during RIMPAC 2014]]
[[File:Multinational divers participate in RIMPAC 2014 140712-N-ZZ999-428.jpg|thumb|Divers on exercise during RIMPAC]]
{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
!colspan=2|RIMPAC 2014 participating forces<ref name=RIMPAC2014PF />
|-
|{{Navy|Australia}}||{{HMAS|Success|OR 304|6}}<br />{{HMAS|Sheean||6}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Air of excitement as Success departs for RIMPAC|url=http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Jun2014/Fleet/1142/Air-of-excitement-as-Success-departs-for-RIMPAC-RIMPAC-2014-Exercises.htm|access-date=2 August 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304133238/http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Jun2014/Fleet/1142/Air-of-excitement-as-Success-departs-for-RIMPAC-RIMPAC-2014-Exercises.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />[[Learjet 35]]<br />[[NHIndustries NH90|MRH-90 Taipan]]<br />Diving detachment<br />Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit<br />Land forces
|-
|{{Navy|Brunei}}||{{KDB|Darussalam||6}}<br />{{KDB|Darulaman||6}}
|-
|{{Navy|Canada}}||{{HMCS|Calgary|FFH 335|6}}<br />{{HMCS|Victoria|SSK 876|6}}<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pugliese|first1=David|title=HMCS Victoria arrives in Pearl Harbor to take part in RIMPAC 2014|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/hmcs-victoria-arrives-in-pearl-harbor-to-take-part-in-rimpac-2014|access-date=2 August 2014|date=2 July 2014}}</ref><br />Diving detachments
|-
|{{Air force|Canada}}||1 [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|CC-130T Hercules]]<br />1 [[Airbus CC-150 Polaris|CC-150T Polaris]]<br />6 [[McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet|CF-18 Hornet]]<br />3 [[Lockheed CP-140 Aurora|CP-140 Aurora]]
|-
|{{Navy|Chile}}||[[HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst (F832)|''Almirante Blanco Encalada'']]<br />[[Eurocopter AS532 Cougar|SH-32 Cougar]]
|-
|{{Naval|Colombia}}||[[Almirante Padilla-class frigate|ARC ''Almirante Padilla'']]<br />[[Eurocopter Fennec|AS555 Fennec 2]]
|-
|{{Navy|France}}||{{ship|French frigate|Prairial||2}}<br />[[Aérospatiale Alouette III|Alouette LUH]]
|-
|{{Navy|India}}||{{INS|Sahyadri||6}}<br />[[Aérospatiale Alouette III|Alouette LUH]]
|-
|{{Naval|Indonesia}}||{{KRI|Banda Aceh|593|6}}<br />Land forces
|-
|{{Navy|Japan}}||{{JS|Kirishima||6}}<br />{{JS|Ise||6}}<br />[[Lockheed P-3 Orion|P-3C Orion]]<br />[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60K Seahawk]]<br />Diving detachment<br />Land forces 
|-
|{{Navy|Malaysia}}||Infantry platoon 
|-
|{{Naval|Mexico}}||[[Oaxaca-class patrol vessel|ARM ''Revolucion'']]<br />[[Eurocopter AS565 Panther|AS565 Panther]]<br />Land forces
|-
|{{Naval|Netherlands}}||Component staff personnel 
|-
|{{Navy|New Zealand}}||{{HMNZS|Canterbury|L421|6}}<br />[[Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite|SH-2G Sea Sprite]]<br />Mine counter measure detachment<br />Land forces<br />Operational dive team 
|-
|{{Air force|New Zealand}}||[[Lockheed P-3 Orion|P-3K2 Orion]]
|-
|{{Naval|Norway}}||{{HNoMS|Fridtjof Nansen|F310|6}}
|-
|{{Navy|People's Republic of China}}||{{Ship|Chinese destroyer|Haikou|171|2}}<br />{{Ship|Chinese frigate|Yueyang|575|2}}<br />{{Ship|Chinese ship|Qiandaohu||2}}<br />[[Chinese hospital ship Daishan Dao|''Peace Ark'']]<br />[[Aérospatiale Super Frelon|Z-8 Changhe]]<br />[[Harbin Z-9|Z-9 Harbin]]<br />Dive unit<br />[[Type 815 spy ship]] {{Ship|Chinese spy ship|Beijixing||2}}, uninvited external observer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.usni.org/2014/07/18/china-sends-uninvited-spy-ship-rimpac|title=China sends uninvited spy ship to RIMPAC|last1=LaGrone|first1=Sam|date=18 July 2014|publisher=U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE|access-date=29 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|{{Navy|Peru}}||Component staff personnel
|-
|{{Navy|Republic of Korea}}||{{ROKS|Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong||6}}<br />{{ROKS|Wang Geon|DDH-978|6}}<br />{{ROKS|Yi Sun-sin||6}}<ref>{{cite web|title=ROKS Lee Sun Sin departs, RIMPAC 2014 [Image 17 of 17]|url=http://www.dvidshub.net/image/1448000/roks-lee-sun-sin-departs-rimpac-2014|access-date=2 August 2014}}</ref><br />[[Lockheed P-3 Orion|P-3C Orion]]<br />[[Westland Lynx|Super Lynx Mk.99]]<br />Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit<br />Land Forces
|-
|{{Naval|Philippines}}||Component staff personnel 
|-
|{{Navy|Singapore}}||{{RSS|Intrepid||6}}<br />[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|S-70B Seahawk]]
|-
|{{Navy|Tonga}}||Infantry platoon 
|-
|{{Navy|United Kingdom}}||Component staff personnel
|-
|{{Naval|United States}} and [[United States Coast Guard]]||{{USS|Cape St. George||6}}<br />{{USS|Chafee}}<br />{{USS|Chosin}}<br />{{USS|Gary|FFG-51|6}}<br />{{USS|Independence|LCS-2|6}}<br />{{USS|Lake Champlain|CG-57|6}}<br />{{USS|Michael Murphy}}<br />{{USS|Peleliu||6}}<br />{{USS|Port Royal|CG-73|6}}<br />{{USS|Rodney M. Davis||6}}<br />{{USS|Ronald Reagan}}<br />{{USS|Rushmore|LSD-47|6}}<br />{{USS|Sampson|DDG-102|6}}<br />{{USS|Spruance|DDG-111|6}}<br />{{USNS|Henry J. Kaiser||6}}<br />{{USNS|John Ericsson||6}}<br />{{USNS|Mercy||6}}<br />{{USNS|Navajo|T-ATF-169|6}}<br />{{USNS|Rainier|T-AOE-7|6}}<br />{{USNS|Salvor||6}}<br />{{USCGC|Waesche||6}}<br />3 submarines<br />[[Bell AH-1 SuperCobra|AH-1W Super Cobra]]<br />[[Boeing AH-64 Apache|AH-64D Apache]]<br />[[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress|B-52H Stratofortress]]<br />[[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III]]<br />[[Grumman C-2 Greyhound|C-2A Greyhound]]<br />[[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|CH-47F Chinook]]<br />[[Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion|CH-53 Sea Stallion]]<br />[[Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye|E-2C Hawkeye]]<br />[[Boeing E-3 Sentry|E-3B/C Sentry]]<br />[[Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler|EA-6B Prowler]]<br />[[Lockheed EP-3|EP-3 ARIES]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18C/D/E/F Hornet]]/[[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|Super Hornet]]<br />[[Boeing EA-18G Growler|EA-18G Growler]]<br />[[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Fighting Falcon]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle|F-15E Strike Eagle]]<br />[[Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptor]]<br />[[Lockheed HC-130|HC-130 King]]<br />[[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|HH-60L/MH-60M Blackhawk]]<br />[[Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker|KC-135R Stratotanker]]<br />[[Learjet 35]]<br />[[Hawker Hunter]]<br />[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60R/S Seahawk]]<br />[[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion|MH-53D/E Super Stallion]]<br />[[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|MQ-9 Predator]]<br />[[Bell OH-58 Kiowa|OH-58D Kiowa]]<br />[[Boeing P-8 Poseidon|P-8A Poseidon]]<br />[[Lockheed P-3 Orion|P-3C Orion]]<br />[[Bell UH-1Y Venom|UH-1Y Venom]]<br />[[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|UH-60 Blackhawk]]<br />Explosive Ordnance Mobile Units<br />Mobile Dive Salvage Units<br />Command, ground & logistic combat elements
|}
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!colspan=1|RIMPAC 2014 observers
|-
|{{Navy|Bangladesh}} 
|-
|{{Naval|Brazil}} 
|-
|{{Naval|Denmark}} 
|-
|{{Naval|Germany}} 
|-
|{{Navy|Italy}} 
|-
|{{Navy|Papua New Guinea}} 
|}
{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
!colspan=2|RIMPAC 2014 Southern California Operation Area
|-
|{{Navy|Australia}} || Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon<br />Mine Counter Measure Dive Platoons<br />Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Detachment 
|-
|{{Navy|Canada}}||{{HMCS|Nanaimo|MM 702|6}}<br /><s>{{HMCS|Whitehorse}}</s><br />(''Whitehorse'' was withdrawn by the Canadian Forces for misconduct)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/navy-ship-ordered-back-to-canada-from-california-due-to-personal-misconduct-from-sailors |title=Navy ship ordered back to Canada from California due to personal misconduct from sailors |work=National Post|first=David |last=Pugliese |date=15 July 2014 |access-date=15 July 2014}}</ref><br />Diving Element 
|-
|{{Navy|Chile}}||Counter Mine Unit 
|-
|{{Navy|Japan}}||Mine Counter Measure Dive Platoon 
|-
|{{Naval|Netherlands}}||Diving Team 
|-
|{{Navy|New Zealand}}||Mine Counter Measure Dive Platoon<br />Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Detachment
|-
|{{Navy|Peru}}||Diving Detachment 
|-
|{{Navy|United Kingdom}}||Maritime Ordnance Disposal Unit 
|-
|{{Naval|United States}}||{{USS|Anchorage|LPD-23|6}}<br />{{USS|Champion|MCM-4|6}}<br />{{USS|Coronado|LCS-4|6}}<br />{{USNS|Montford Point||6}}<br />{{USS|Scout|MCM-8|6}}<br />Mobile Dive Salvage Units<br />Explosive Ordnance Disposal Units<br />Mine Counter Measure Dive Units<br />Marine Mammal Systems 
|}
RIMPAC 2014 was the 24th exercise in the series and took place from 26 June to 1 August, with an opening reception on 26 June and a closing reception on 1 August.<ref name="CPFRIMPAC2014">{{cite web |title=RIMPAC 2014 |url=http://www.cpf.navy.mil/rimpac/2014/ |access-date=10 June 2014 |website=Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet |archive-date=14 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314181025/https://www.cpf.navy.mil/rimpac/2014/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

For the first time, the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] actively participated in the exercise. Norway sent one {{sclass|Fridtjof Nansen|frigate|1}} and possibly Norwegian marine special forces.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10148449 |title=Nå skal Forsvaret øve på Hawaii |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=6 December 2013 |website=vg.no |publisher=[[Verdens Gang]] |access-date=9 August 2016 }}</ref> China was invited to send ships from their [[People's Liberation Army Navy]], the first time China participated in a RIMPAC exercise, and the first time China participated in a large-scale United States-led naval drill.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-drill-idUSBRE92L18A20130322|title=China to attend major U.S.-hosted naval exercises, but role limited|work=Reuters|date=22 March 2013}}</ref> On 9 June 2014, China confirmed it would be sending four ships to the exercise, a destroyer, a frigate, a supply ship, and a hospital ship.<ref>{{cite news|title=China confirms attendance at U.S.-hosted naval exercises in June|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-defence-idUSKBN0EK07820140609|access-date=10 June 2014|work=Reuters|date=9 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Tiezzi|first1=Shannon|title=A 'Historic Moment': China's Ships Head to RIMPAC 2014|url=https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/a-historic-moment-chinas-ships-head-to-rimpac-2014/|access-date=10 June 2014|work=TheDiplomat.com|date=11 June 2014}}</ref>

The year's RIMPAC participants were Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Tonga, the United Kingdom, and the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/05/08/23-nations-to-participate-in-maritime-exercise.html|title=23 Nations to Participate in Maritime Exercise|date=8 May 2014}}</ref> Thailand was uninvited from the exercise following a [[2014 Thai coup d'état|22 May military coup]]. Thailand's absence means that 22 nations participated in RIMPAC instead of the 23 that had been advertised.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cole|first1=William|title=Military coup gets Thailand booted from RIMPAC lineup|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20140625_Military_coup_gets_Thailand_booted_from_RIMPAC_lineup.html|access-date=26 June 2014|work=StarAdvertiser.com|date=25 June 2014}}</ref> The exercise involved 55 vessels, more than 200 aircraft, and some 25,000 personnel.<ref name=RIMPAC2014PF>{{cite web|title=RIMPAC 2014 Participating Forces|url=http://www.cpf.navy.mil/rimpac/2014/participants/|access-date=28 June 2014|archive-date=26 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226073553/http://www.cpf.navy.mil/rimpac/2014/participants/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Brunnstrom|first1=David|last2=Alexander|first2=David|title=China looks to gain by joining big U.S.-led Pacific naval drills|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-exercise-idUSL6N0P75AY20140626|access-date=26 June 2014|work=Reuters|date=26 June 2014}}</ref>

China's 2014 participation in RIMPAC was its first.<ref name="Loh">{{Cite book |last=Loh |first=Dylan M.H. |title=China's Rising Foreign Ministry: Practices and Representations of Assertive Diplomacy |publisher=[[Stanford University Press]] |year=2024 |isbn=9781503638204}}</ref>{{Rp|page=164}}

=== RIMPAC 2016 ===
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|-
! colspan="2" | RIMPAC 2016 participating forces<ref name="cpf.navy.mil">{{cite web|url=http://www.cpf.navy.mil/rimpac/participants/|title=Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet|website=cpf.navy.mil|access-date=5 August 2016|archive-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620074235/http://www.cpf.navy.mil/rimpac/participants/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| {{navy|Australia}} || {{HMAS|Ballarat|FFH 155|6}}<br />{{HMAS|Canberra|L02|6}}<br />{{HMAS|Warramunga|FFH 152|6}}<br />3 [[Lockheed AP-3C Orion]]<br />1 [[Learjet 35]]<br />1 [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60R Seahawk]]<br />5 [[NHIndustries NH90|MRH-90 Taipan]]<br />1 [[Sikorsky S-70|S-70B Seahawk]]<br />Ground forces
|-
| {{navy|Brunei}} || Staff
|-
| {{navy|Canada}} || {{HMCS|Calgary|FFH 335|6}}<br />{{HMCS|Vancouver|FFH 331|6}}
|-
| {{air force|Canada}} || 1 [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|CC-130J Super Hercules]]<br />3 [[Lockheed CP-140 Aurora|CP-140 Aurora]]<br />1 [[Lockheed Martin KC-130|KCC-130T Hercules]]<br />8 [[McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet|CF-18 Hornet]]
|-
| {{navy|Chile}} || [[HMS Norfolk (F230)|''Almirante Cochrane'']]<br />[[Eurocopter AS532 Cougar|SH-32 Cougar helicopter]]
|-
| {{navy|China}} || [[Type 926 submarine support ship|''Changdao'']]<br />{{ship|Chinese ship|Gaoyouhu||2}}<br />{{ship|Chinese frigate|Hengshui|572|2}}<br />[[Chinese hospital ship Daishan Dao|''Peace Ark'']]<br />{{ship|Chinese destroyer|Xi'an|153|2}}
|-
| {{naval|Colombia}} || Staff
|-
| {{naval|Denmark}} || Staff
|-
| {{navy|France}} || {{ship|French frigate|Prairial||2}}
|-
| {{naval|Germany}} || Ground forces ([[Seebataillon]] und Reservisten des Dezernates [[Marineschifffahrtleitung]])
|-
| {{navy|India}} || {{INS|Satpura||6}}
|-
| {{naval|Indonesia}} || {{KRI|Diponegoro|365|6}}<br /> Ground forces
|-
| {{navy|Italy}} || Staff and Ground forces
|-
| {{navy|Japan}} || {{ship|JS|Chōkai}}<br />{{ship|JS|Hyūga}}<br />2 [[P-3C Orion]]
|-
| {{navy|Malaysia}} || Ground forces
|-
| {{naval|Mexico}} || Staff
|-
| {{naval|Netherlands}} || Ground forces
|-
| {{navy|New Zealand}} || {{HMNZS|Te Kaha||6}}<br />2 [[P-3 Orion|P-3K2 Orion]] <br />1 [[SH-2G seasprite|SH-2G (I) Seasprite]] <br />Ground forces
|-
| {{naval|Norway}} || Ground forces
|-
| {{navy|Peru}} || Ground forces
|-
| {{naval|Philippines}} || Staff
|-
| {{navy|Singapore}} || {{ship|RSS|Steadfast}}
|-
| {{navy|South Korea}} || {{ROKS|Gang Gam-chan|DDH-979|6}}<br />{{ROKS|Sejong the Great||6}}<br />{{ROKS|Yi Eokgi||6}}<br />1 [[P-3C Orion]]<br />Ground forces
|-
| {{naval|Thailand}} || Staff
|-
| {{navy|Tonga}} || Ground forces
|-
| {{navy|United Kingdom}} || Staff
|-
| {{naval|United States}} and [[United States Coast Guard]] || {{USS|America|LHA-6|6}}<br />{{USS|Chung-Hoon}}<br />{{USS|Coronado|LCS-4|6}}<br />{{USS|Howard|DDG-83|6}}<br /> {{USS|John C. Stennis}}<br />{{USS|Mobile Bay}}<br />{{USS|Pinckney||6}}<br />{{USS|Princeton|CG-59|6}}<br />{{USS|San Diego|LPD-22|6}}<br />{{USS|Shoup}}<br />{{USS|Stockdale|DDG-106|6}}<br />{{USS|William P. Lawrence}}<br />{{USNS|Henry J. Kaiser||6}}<br />{{USNS|Navajo|T-ATF-169|6}}<br />{{USNS|Rainier|T-AOE-7|6}}<br />{{USNS|Rappahannock||6}}<br />{{USNS|Safeguard||6}}<br />{{USNS|Washington Chambers||6}}<br />{{USCGC|Stratton||6}}<br />4 submarines<br />2 [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress|B-52H Stratofortress]]<br />2 [[Boeing E-3 Sentry|E-3B/C Sentry]]<br />2 [[Lockheed Martin KC-130|KC-130 Hercules]]<br />3 [[Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker|KC-135R Stratotanker]]<br />1 [[Lockheed MC-130|MC-130J Commando II]]<br />8 [[AAI RQ-7 Shadow|RQ-7Bv2 Shadow]]<br />8 [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Fighting Falcon]]<br />4 [[Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptor]]<br />10 [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18 Super Hornet]]<br />3 [[Bell AH-1 SuperCobra|AH-1W SuperCobra]]<br />1 [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|CH-47F Chinook]]<br />4 [[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion|CH-53E Super Stallion]]<br />1 [[Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk|HH-60M Pave Hawk]]<br />6 [[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey|MV-22B Osprey]]<br />1 [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|OAH-64D Apache]]<br />2 [[Bell UH-1Y Venom|UH-1Y Venom]]<br />1 [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|UH-60M Black Hawk]]<br />Ground forces
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="2" | RIMPAC 2016 Southern California Operation Area<ref name="cpf.navy.mil"/>
|-
| {{navy|Canada}} || {{HMCS|Saskatoon|MM 709|6}}<br />{{HMCS|Yellowknife}}
|-
| {{naval|Mexico}} || [[USS Frederick (LST-1184)|ARM ''Usumacinta'']]
|-
| {{naval|United States}} || {{USS|Champion|MCM-4|6}}<br />{{USS|Freedom|LCS-1|6}}<br />{{USS|Pearl Harbor||6}}
|}

India participated in RIMPAC 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/india-to-participate-in-exercises-rimpac-and-red-flag-in-us-next-year/|title=India to participate in world's largest maritime warfare exercise in US next year|date=11 December 2015}}</ref>

In April 2016, the People's Republic of China was invited to RIMPAC 2016 despite the tension in the South China Sea.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2016/04/18/secdef-carter-china-still-invited-to-rimpac-2016-despite-south-china-sea-tension|title=SECDEF Carter: China Still Invited to RIMPAC 2016 Despite South China Sea Tension - USNI News|date=18 April 2016}}</ref>

=== RIMPAC 2018 ===
[[File:RIMPAC Hawaii Amphibious Assault 2018 (50057020047).jpg|thumb|A landing vehicle practicing on a beach at RIMPAC 2018]]
In January 2018, China announced that it had been invited. On 23 May 2018, [[the Pentagon]] announced that it had "disinvited" China because of recent [[Territorial disputes in the South China Sea|militarization of islands in the South China Sea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/23/us-china-naval-military-exercise-566721|title=U.S. kicks China out of military exercise|publisher=Politico|date=23 May 2018|access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref> The PRC had previously attended RIMPAC Exercises in 2014 and 2016.

On 30 May 2018, the US Navy announced that about 25,000 naval personnel and 52 ships and submarines from 26 countries would participate.<ref name="2018 Paticipants">{{cite web |url=https://news.usni.org/2018/06/26/rim-of-the-pacific-2018-participation|title= 47-Ship RIMPAC Exercise Kicks Off Tomorrow|date= 26 June 2018|publisher= USNI News}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="2" | RIMPAC 2018 participating forces<ref name="2018 Paticipants"/>
|-
| {{navy|Australia}}
| {{HMAS|Adelaide|L01|6}}<br /> {{HMAS|Toowoomba|FFH 156|6}}<br /> {{HMAS|Melbourne|FFG 05|6}}<br /> {{HMAS|Rankin||6}}<br /> {{HMAS|Success|OR 304|6}}
|-
| {{air force|Australia}}
| [[Boeing P-8 Poseidon|RAAF P-8A Poseidon]]
|-
| {{navy|Brunei}}
| Staff
|-
| {{navy|Canada}}
| {{HMCS|Vancouver|FFH 331|6}}<br /> {{HMCS|Ottawa|FFH 341|6}}<br /> {{HMCS|Yellowknife}}<br />{{HMCS|Whitehorse}}<br /> {{MV|Asterix}}
|-
| {{air force|Canada}}
| [[CP-140 Aurora]]
|-
| {{navy|Chile}}
| [[HMS Grafton (F80)|''Almirante Lynch'']]<br /> Ground forces
|-
| {{naval|Colombia}}
| Staff
|-
| {{navy|France}}
| {{ship|French frigate|Prairial||2}}
|-
| {{naval|Germany}}
| Ground forces<br /> Staff
|-
| {{navy|India}}
| {{INS|Sahyadri||6}} 
|-
| {{naval|Indonesia}}
| {{KRI|Raden Eddy Martadinata||6}}<br /> {{KRI|Makassar|590|6}}
|-
| {{navy|Israel}}
| Staff
|-
| {{navy|Italy}}
| Ground forces<br /> Staff
|-
| {{navy|Japan}}
| {{JS|Ise||6}} 
|-
| {{navy|Malaysia}}
| {{ship|KD|Lekiu|FFG30|6}}
|-
| {{naval|Mexico}}
| [[USS Frederick (LST-1184)|ARM ''Usumacinta'']]
|-
| {{naval|Netherlands}}
| Staff
|-
| {{navy|New Zealand}}
| {{HMNZS|Te Mana|F111|6}}<br /> 1 [[SH-2G seasprite|SH-2G (I) Seasprite]]<br /> Ground forces<br /> Staff
|-
| {{air force|New Zealand}}
| 2 [[P-3 Orion]]
|-
| {{navy|Peru}}
| {{ship|BAP|Ferré|CM-27|6}}
|-
| {{naval|Philippines}}
| {{BRP|Andrés Bonifacio|PS-17|6}}<br /> {{BRP|Davao del Sur|LD-602|6}}
|-
| {{navy|Singapore}}
| {{ship|RSS|Tenacious}}
|-
| {{navy|South Korea}}
| {{ROKS|Yulgok Yi I||6}}<br />{{ROKS|Dae Jo-yeong|DDH-977|6}}<br />{{ROKS|Park Wi||6}}
|-
| {{navy|Sri Lanka}}
| Ground forces
|-
| {{naval|Thailand}}
| Staff
|-
| {{navy|Tonga}}
| Staff
|-
| {{navy|United Kingdom}}
| Staff
|-
| {{naval|United States}}
| {{USS|Carl Vinson}}<br /> {{USS|Bonhomme Richard|LHD-6|6}}<br /> {{USS|John P. Murtha||6}}<br /> {{USS|Harpers Ferry||6}}<br /> {{USS|Lake Erie|CG-70|6}}<br /> {{USS|Lake Champlain|CG-57|6}}<br /> {{USS|Dewey|DDG-105|6}}<br /> {{USS|William P. Lawrence||6}}<br /> {{USS|Halsey|DDG-97|6}}<br />{{USS|Momsen||6}}<br /> {{USS|O'Kane||6}}<br /> {{USS|Preble|DDG-88|6}}<br /> {{USS|Sterett|DDG-104|6}}<br /> {{USS|Ardent|MCM-12|6}}<br /> {{USS|Hawaii|SSN-776|6}}<br /> {{USS|Olympia|SSN-717|6}}<br /> {{USCGC|Bertholf}}<br /> {{USNS|Rappahannock||6}}<br /> {{USNS|Henry J. Kaiser||6}}<br /> {{USNS|Charles Drew||6}}<br /> {{USNS|Carl Brashear||6}}<br /> {{USNS|Mercy||6}}<br /> {{USNS|Sioux||6}}<br /> HOS ''Mystique''
|-
| {{navy|Vietnam}}
| Staff
|}

In this edition of RIMPAC, the [[Chilean Navy]] was responsible for leading the naval exercise, being the first non-English-speaking Navy to carry out this task. The election of [[Chile]] as leader of the Task Groups recognises the high performance achieved in prior RIMPAC exercises and the quality of Chilean personnel, which since Chile's first participation in 1996 have demonstrated high preparation and professionalism.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://revistavigia.cl/rimpac-el-ejercicio-naval-y-maritimo-mas-grande-del-mundo/revistavigia/2018-09-06/111147.html |title=RIMPAC, el ejercicio naval y marítimo más grande del mundo |date=6 September 2018 |publisher=Revista Vigía de la Armada de Chile |location=Chile |language=es |access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref>

[[Israel]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Sri Lanka]] made their debut in RIMPAC. [[Brazil]] was due to make its debut, but cancelled its participation for the second time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://navaltoday.com/2018/07/04/brazil-drops-out-of-rimpac-again/ |title=Brazil drops out of RIMPAC, again |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=4 July 2018 |website=Naval Today |access-date=4 July 2018 }}</ref> The exercise included a live firing of the [[AGM-158C LRASM|AGM-158C LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile)]] for the first time.

=== RIMPAC 2020 ===
[[File:Exercise RIMPAC 2020 insignia (200819-N-ZZ513-1002).png|thumb|The insignia for RIMPAC 2020]]
On 29 April 2020, the US Navy announced RIMPAC would be held from 17 to 30 August. It would be an at-sea-only event because of the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/130607 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430094352/https://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/130607 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 April 2020 |title=U.S. Pacific Fleet announces Rim of the Pacific 2020 |date=29 April 2020 }}</ref> Twenty-five (25) nations have been invited to participate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/05/09/hawaii-news/25-nations-invited-to-participate-in-modified-rimpac/ |title= 25 nations invited to Hawaii to participate in modified RIMPAC |date= 9 May 2020 |website=Star Advertiser }}</ref> Israel was among the original 25 invited nations, but declined to attend due to [[COVID-19 pandemic|the pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israel-will-not-participate-in-rimpac-2020-627056|title= Israel will not participate in RIMPAC 2020.|date= 6 May 2020|website= The Jerusalem Post}}</ref> There had been some opposition to New Zealand's participation and there have been calls from peace activists for New Zealand not to attend.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/418720/rimpac-war-games-exercise-new-zealand-government-urged-to-withdraw|title= Rimpac war games exercise: New Zealand government urged to withdraw|website= [[Radio New Zealand]]|date= 10 June 2020}}</ref> The Philippines sent its first [[BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150)|missile-capable frigate]] on its maiden voyage, which was commissioned into service in July 2020, as its "shakedown cruise" where its performance would be tested by the crew in the two-week exercises.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1111304 |title=BRP Jose Rizal leaves Guam for Hawaii |date=6 August 2020 |website=Philippine News Agency }}</ref>

On 17 August 2020, the US Navy announced that participation has scaled down to 10 nations, 22 ships, one submarine, and approximately 5,300 personnel, all at sea.<ref name="2020 Participants">{{cite web |url=https://news.usni.org/2020/08/17/scaled-back-at-sea-rimpac-2020-exercise-kicks-off-near-hawaii|title= Scaled-Back, At-Sea RIMPAC 2020 Exercise Kicks Off Near Hawaii|date= 17 August 2020|website= USNI News}}</ref> These are the following navies that would take part in the exercise:

{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
!colspan=2|RIMPAC 2020 participating forces<ref name="2020 Participants"/>
|-
|{{Navy|Australia}}||{{HMAS|Hobart|DDG 39|6}}<br />{{HMAS|Arunta|FFH 151|6}}<br />{{HMAS|Stuart|FFH 153|6}}<br />{{HMAS|Sirius|O 266|6}}
|-
|{{Navy|Brunei}}||{{KDB|Darulehsan||6}}
|-
|{{Navy|Canada}}||{{HMCS|Regina|FFH 334|6}}<br />{{HMCS|Winnipeg|FFH 338|6}}
|-
|{{Navy|France}}||[[D'Entrecasteaux-class patrol ship#Ships|''Bougainville'']]
|-
|{{Navy|Japan}}||{{JS|Ise}}<br />{{JS|Ashigara}}
|-
|{{Navy|New Zealand}}||{{HMNZS|Manawanui|2019|6}}
|-
|{{Navy|South Korea}}||{{Ship|ROKS|Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong||6}}<br />{{Ship|ROKS|Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin|DDH-975|6}}
|-
|{{Naval|Philippines}}||{{BRP|Jose Rizal|FF-150|6}}
|-
|{{Navy|Singapore}}||{{RSS|Supreme}}
|-
|{{Naval|United States}} and [[United States Coast Guard]]||{{USS|Essex|LHD-2|6}}<br />{{USS|Lake Erie|CG-70|6}}<br />{{USS|Chung-Hoon}}<br />{{USS|Dewey|DDG-105|6}}<br />{{USS|Jefferson City}}<br />{{USCGC|Munro|WMSL-755|6}}<br />{{USNS|Henry J. Kaiser||6}}<br />{{USNS|Sioux||6}}
|}

On 29 August 2020, forces began firing on former {{USS|Durham||6}}, a ''Charleston''-class amphibious cargo vessel that was decommissioned in 1994. The US Navy and partner nations wrapped up the biennial RIMPAC 2020 exercise over the weekend with the sinking of the decommissioned amphibious cargo vessel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.usni.org/2020/08/31/video-rimpac-2020-exercise-wraps-up-after-sinking-former-u-s-warship |title=RIMPAC 2020 Exercise Wraps Up After Sinking Former U.S. Warship |date=31 August 2020 |website=USNI News }}</ref>

=== RIMPAC 2022 ===
[[File:Maritime Forces RIMPAC 2022.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Ships sail in formation during RIMPAC 2022]]
RIMPAC 2022 was held in the summer of that year, between 29 June and 4 August. It was expected to be a more traditional RIMPAC with the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cpf.navy.mil/News/Article/2861558/us-3rd-fleet-hosts-rimpac-mid-planning-conference/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203232005/https://www.cpf.navy.mil/News/Article/2861558/us-3rd-fleet-hosts-rimpac-mid-planning-conference/|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2021|title=U.S. 3rd Fleet hosts RIMPAC mid-planning conference}}</ref>

On 23 February 2022, it was announced that 27 countries are expected to take part.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/02/23/hawaii-news/navy-expects-27-countries-to-attend-rimpac-this-summer/|title = Navy expects 27 countries to attend RIMPAC this summer|date = 23 February 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> On 14 April 2022, it was announced that Canada would send four warships to participate.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/canada-to-send-4-warships-800-military-personnel-to-world-s-largest-naval-exercise-1.5862287 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414174254/https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/canada-to-send-4-warships-800-military-personnel-to-world-s-largest-naval-exercise-1.5862287 | url-status=dead | archive-date=14 April 2022 | title=Canada to send 4 warships, 800 military personnel to world's largest naval exercise | date=14 April 2022 }}</ref> The same day, Peru announced that the corvette [[ROKS Suncheon (PCC-767)|BAP ''Guise'']] would take part.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3549005/armada-peru-participara-rimpac-2022-corbeta-bap-guise | title=La Marina del Perú participará en Rimpac 2022 con la corbeta BAP Guise }}</ref>

On 1 June 2022, a total of 26 countries have confirmed to take part at Exercise RIMPAC 2022, with the list as follows: [[Australia]], [[Brunei]], [[Canada]], [[Chile]], [[Colombia]], [[Denmark]], [[Ecuador]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Israel]], [[Japan]], [[South Korea]], [[Malaysia]], [[Mexico]], the [[Netherlands]], [[New Zealand]], [[Peru]], the [[Philippines]], [[Singapore]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Thailand]], [[Tonga]], the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]], being 11 countries from Asia, 5 countries from Europe, 4 countries from South America, 3 countries from North America and 3 countries from Oceania.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/31/politics/rimpac-navy-exercises-intl-hnk-ml/index.html|title = World's largest naval exercises to include all 4 Quad nations and 5 South China Sea countries|date = 1 June 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="2" | RIMPAC 2022 participating forces
|-
| {{navy|Australia}}
| {{HMAS|Canberra|L02|6}}<br /> {{HMAS|Warramunga|FFH 152|6}}<br /> {{HMAS|Supply|A195|6}}
|-
|-
| {{navy|Canada}}
| {{HMCS|Vancouver|FFH 331|6}}<br /> {{HMCS|Winnipeg|FFH 338|6}}<br /> {{HMCS|Brandon|MM 710|6}}<br /> {{HMCS|Edmonton||6}}
|-
| {{naval|Indonesia}}
| {{ship|KRI|I Gusti Ngurah Rai}}
|-
| {{navy|France}}
| {{ship|French frigate|Prairial||2}}
|-
| {{naval|Germany}}
| Special Forces Detachment
|-
| {{navy|Japan}}
| {{JS|Izumo}}<br /> {{JS|Takanami}}
|-
| {{navy|South Korea}}
| {{ship|ROKS|Marado}}<br /> {{ROKS|Sejong the Great||6}}<br /> {{ROKS|Munmu the Great|DDH-976|6}}<br /> {{ROKS|Shin Dol-seok||6}}
|-
| {{navy|Malaysia}}
| {{ship|KD|Lekir|F-26|6}}
|-
| {{naval|Mexico}}
| [[USS Frederick (LST-1184)|ARM ''Usumacinta'']]<br /> {{ship|ARM|Benito Juárez|POLA-101|6}}
|-
| {{navy|New Zealand}}
| {{HMNZS|Aotearoa}}
|-
| {{navy|India}}
| {{INS|Satpura}}
|-
| {{navy|Israel}}
| Special Forces Detachment 
|-
| {{navy|Peru}}
| [[ROKS Suncheon (PCC-767)|BAP ''Guise'']]
|-
| {{naval|Philippines}}
| {{ship|BRP|Antonio Luna|FF-151|6}}
|-
| {{navy|Singapore}}
| {{ship|RSS|Intrepid}}
|-
| {{navy|Sri Lanka}}
| Marine detachment
|-
| {{navy|Chile}}
| [[HMS Grafton (F80)|''Almirante Lynch'']]
|-
| {{naval|United States}}
| {{USS|Abraham Lincoln|CVN-72|6}}<br />{{USS|Mobile Bay||6}}<br />{{USS|Fitzgerald||6}}<br />{{USS|Gridley|DDG-101|6}}<br />{{USS|Sampson|DDG-102|6}}<br />{{USS|Spruance|DDG-111|6}}<br />{{USS|William P. Lawrence||6}}<br />{{USS|Chafee||6}}<br />{{USS|Essex|LHD-2|6}}<br />{{USS|Michael Monsoor||6}}<br />{{USNS|Pecos||6}}<br />{{USNS|Henry J. Kaiser||6}}<br />{{USS|Topeka|SSN-754|6}}<br />{{USS|Charlotte|SSN-766|6}}<br />{{USNS|Washington Chambers||6}}
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="2" | RIMPAC 2022 Southern California Operation Area<ref name="cpf.navy.mil"/>
|-
| {{naval|United States}} || {{USS|Portland|LPD-27|6}}
|}

=== RIMPAC 2024 ===
RIMPAC 2024 included ships and personnel from 29 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. 3rd Fleet Hosts RIMPAC 2024 Initial Planning Conference |url=https://www.cpf.navy.mil/Newsroom/News/Article/3444360/us-3rd-fleet-hosts-rimpac-2024-initial-planning-conference/https://www.cpf.navy.mil/Newsroom/News/Article/3444360/us-3rd-fleet-hosts-rimpac-2024-initial-planning-conference/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=U.S. Pacific Fleet |language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cpf.navy.mil/RIMPAC/Participants/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604081823/http://www.cpf.navy.mil/rimpac/participants/|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2016|title=RIMPAC Participants — U.S. Pacific Fleet|website=www.cpf.navy.mil}}</ref> It is reported that the decommissioned ship {{USS|Tarawa|LHA-1|6}} was used in a [[SINKEX|sinking exercise]] as part of Exercise RIMPAC 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olson |first1=Wyatt |title=RIMPAC to feature largest-ever disaster-relief drills, possible ship sinking |url=https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-06-13/rimpac-navy-exercise-hawaii-14167007.html |work=Stars and Stripes |date=June 13, 2024}}</ref> The U.S. Navy officially unveiled the AIM-174B [[air-to-air missile]], an "Air-Launched Configuration"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/07/u-s-navy-confirms-sm-6-air-launched-configuration-is-operationally-deployed/ |title=U.S. Navy Confirms SM-6 Air Launched Configuration is Operationally Deployed |last=Johnston |first=Carter |date=2024-07-05 |website=Naval News |access-date=2024-07-07|quote=The SM-6 Air Launched Configuration (ALC) was developed as part of the SM-6 family of missiles and is operationally deployed in the Navy today.}}</ref> of the [[RIM-174 Standard ERAM]] surface-to-air missile. The AIM-174 is the first dedicated long-range air-to-air missile fielded by the U.S. military since the Navy's retirement of the [[AIM-54 Phoenix]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theaviationist.com/2024/07/03/first-images-super-hornet-carrying-two-sm-6-missiles/ |title=First Images Emerge Of U.S. Navy Super Hornet Carrying Two Air-Launched SM-6 Missiles |last=Cenciotti |first=David |date=2024-07-03 |website=The Aviationist |access-date=2024-07-07 |quote=In essence, this new missile fills the gap left by the retirement of the AIM-54 Phoenix. The AIM-54 was a long-range air-to-air missile used by the U.S. Navy’s F-14 Tomcat and retired in 2004 alongside the F-14. Known for its impressive range of over 100 nautical miles and multiple-target engagement capability, the AIM-54 left a significant void in long-range engagement capabilities.}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="2" | RIMPAC 2024 participating forces
|-
| {{naval|Australia}}<ref>{{cite web |title=HMAS Sydney departs for regional presence deployment |url=https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2024-06-20/hmas-sydney-departs-regional-presence-deployment |publisher=Department of Defence |access-date=22 June 2024}}</ref> || {{HMAS|Sydney|DDG 42|6}}
|-
| {{naval|Belgium}} || 
|-
| {{naval|Brazil}} || 
|-
| {{naval|Brunei}} || 
{{ship|KDB|Darulaman}} <br /> {{ship|KDB|Darussalam}}
|-
| {{naval|Canada}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lookoutnewspaper.com/hmcs-max-bernays-set-for-task-group-exercise/ | title=HMCS Max Bernays set for Task Group Exercise | date=17 April 2024 }}</ref> || {{HMCS|Max Bernays}}<br />{{HMCS|Vancouver|FFH 331|6}}<br />{{MV|Asterix||2}}
|-
| {{naval|Chile}} || [[HMS Marlborough (F233)|''Almirante Condell'']]
|-
| {{naval|Colombia}} || 
|-
| {{naval|Denmark}} || 
|-
| {{naval|Ecuador}} || 
|-
| {{naval|France}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/Germany-France-to-send-naval-and-air-forces-to-Indo-Pacific | title=Germany, France to send naval and air forces to Indo-Pacific }}</ref> || {{ship|French frigate|Bretagne||2}}
|-
| {{naval|Germany}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bundeswehr.de/en/german-air-force-and-navy-on-a-joint-mission-in-the-pacific-5765632 | title=German Eurofighters protect multinational aircraft carrier force | date=16 April 2024 }}</ref> || {{ship|German frigate|Baden-Württemberg||2}}<br />{{ship|German ship|Frankfurt am Main||2}}
|-
| {{naval|India}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=INDIAN NAVAL SHIP SHIVALIK DEPARTS SINGAPORE |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2022438 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Navy P-8I aircraft taking part in US' RIMPAC exercise at Pearl Harbor - The Economic Times |url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/defence/indian-navy-p-8i-aircraft-taking-part-in-us-rimpac-exercise-at-pearl-harbour/articleshow/111837853.cms |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=m.economictimes.com |date=18 July 2024 }}</ref>|| {{INS|Shivalik}}<br>[[Boeing P-8 Poseidon|Boeing P-8I Neptune]]
|-
| {{naval|Indonesia}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/4069905/tni-al-persiapkan-kri-r-e-martadinata-untuk-rimpac-2024-di-hawaii | title=TNI AL persiapkan KRI R. E. Martadinata untuk RIMPAC 2024 di Hawaii | date=22 April 2024 }}</ref>||{{ship|KRI|Raden Eddy Martadinata}}
|-
| {{naval|Israel}} || 
|-
| {{naval|Italy}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/sna-2024/2024/01/italian-navy-to-ramp-up-indo-pacific-engagement-in-2024/ | title=Italian Navy to Ramp up Indo-Pacific Engagement in 2024 | date=10 January 2024 }}</ref> || {{ship|Italian offshore patrol vessel|Raimondo Montecuccoli||2}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/05/italys-first-ppa-with-aaw-capabilities-deploys-to-the-indo-pacific/ | title=Italy's First PPA with AAW Capabilities Deploys to the Indo-Pacific | date=3 May 2024 }}</ref>
|-
| {{nowrap|{{naval|Japan}}<ref>{{Cite web| title=Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 | url=https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/en/release/202404/20240416en.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416131037/https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/en/release/202404/20240416en.pdf | archive-date=2024-04-16}}</ref>}}||{{JS|Haguro}}<br />{{JS|Kunisaki}}
|-
| {{naval|Malaysia}} || {{ship|KD|Lekiu|FFG30|6}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/05/31/pm-urges-caution-on-calls-to-withdraw-from-rimpac-naval-exercise/ | title=PM urges caution on calls to withdraw from Rimpac naval exercise | date=31 May 2024 }}</ref>
|-
| {{naval|Mexico}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/467822/mexican-navy-trains-master-underway-replenishment-skills-military-sealift-command-training-center | title=Mexican Navy Trains to Master Underway Replenishment Skills at Military Sealift Command Training Center }}</ref> || {{ship|ARM|Benito Juárez|POLA-101|6}}<br />[[USS Frederick (LST-1184)|ARM ''Usumacinta'']]
|-
| {{naval|Netherlands}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2024/02/05/u-k-carrier-hms-queen-elizabeth-sidelined-european-carriers-head-for-pacific|title=U.K. Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Sidelined, European Carriers Head for Pacific|first=Dzirhan|last=Mahadzir|date=5 February 2024}}</ref> || {{HNLMS|Tromp|F803|6}}
|-
| {{naval|New Zealand}} || {{HMNZS|Aotearoa}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/five-month-deployment-for-royal-new-zealand-navy-vessel-includes-military-exercises-operations-and-engagements/ | title=Five-month deployment for Royal New Zealand Navy vessel includes military exercises, operations and engagements }}</ref>
|-
| {{naval|Peru}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://seawaves.com/peru-attends-rimpac-2024-planning-session-in-san-diego/ | title=Peru Attends RIMPAC 2024 Planning Session in San Diego – SeaWaves Magazine }}</ref>||{{ship|BAP|Pisco|AMP-156|6}}
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| {{naval|Philippines}} ||Observers<ref>{{cite web | url=https://globalnation.inquirer.net/239485/ph-would-no-longer-send-ships-to-rimpac-exercises-only-observers | title=PH would no longer send ships to Rimpac exercises, only observers | date=13 June 2024 }}</ref>
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| {{navy|Singapore}}
| {{ship|RSS|Stalwart}}
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| {{naval|South Korea}} || 
{{nowrap|[[Cheon Wang Bong-class tank landing ship|ROKS ''Cheon Ja Bong'']]<br />{{ROKS|Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin|DDH-975|6}}<br />{{ROKS|Lee Beom-seok}}<br />{{ROKS|Yulgok Yi I}}}}
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| {{naval|Sri Lanka}} || 
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| {{naval|Thailand}} || 
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| {{naval|Tonga}} || 
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| {{naval|United Kingdom}} || 
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| {{naval|United States}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2024/04/16/japan-announces-7-month-dual-big-deck-deployment-uss-carl-vinson-heading-to-rimpac|title=Japan Announces 7-Month, Dual Big Deck Deployment, USS Carl Vinson Heading to RIMPAC|first=Dzirhan|last=Mahadzir|date=16 April 2024}}</ref> ||{{USCGC|Midgett|WMSL-757|6}}<br />{{USNS|Grasp}}<br />{{USNS|John Lewis}}<br />{{USNS|Pecos}}<br />{{USNS|Washington Chambers}}<br />{{USS|Carl Vinson}}<br />{{USS|Curtis Wilbur}}<br />{{USS|Fitzgerald}}<br />{{USS|Germantown|LSD-42|6}}<br />{{USS|Gridley|DDG-101|6}}<br />{{USS|Kidd|DDG-100|6}}<br />{{USS|North Carolina|SSN-777|6}}<br />{{USS|Princeton|CG-59|6}}<br />{{USS|Somerset|LPD-25|6}}<br />{{USS|Sterett|DDG-104|6}}<br />{{USS|Topeka|SSN-754|6}}<br />{{USS|William P. Lawrence}}
|}

==Experiments==
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RIMPAC experiments have included a range of sectors important to international militaries. In RIMPAC 2000, for example, the first of the [[Strong Angel]] international humanitarian response demonstrations were held on the Big Island of Hawai'i near Pu'u Pa'a{{where|date=June 2024}}. That series continued with events in the summer of 2004 and again in 2006.

Participants have also conducted exercises in ship-sinking and torpedo usage. They also have tested new naval vessels and technology. For example, in 2004, the United States Navy tested the Australian-built {{ship|HSV-2|Swift}}, a {{convert|321|ft|adj=on}} experimental wave-piercing catamaran that draws only {{convert|12|ft|m}} of water, has a top speed of almost {{convert|50|kn}}, and can transport 605 tons of cargo.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200" heights="200">
File:3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines - RIMPAC 2004.jpg|Marines from Kaneohe Bay conducting an amphibious landing in RIMPAC 2004.
File:Periscope Depth.jpg|{{USS|Key West|SSN-722|6}} at [[Periscope#Naval use|periscope depth]], RIMPAC 2004
File:SECNAV_Mabus_RIMPAC_2012.jpg|SECNAV Mabus departs Hickam to review the RIMPAC 2012 fleet
File:Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector lands on the shore.jpg|[[DARPA Captive Air Amphibious Transporter|Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector]] lands on the shore after disembarking {{USS|Rushmore|LSD-47|6}} with heavy equipment during a Marine Corps Advanced Warfighting Experiment during RIMPAC 2014. The prototype is a ship-to-shore connector and is 50% scale.
File:SECNAV_tours_RIMPAC_HADR_camp.jpg|SECNAV Richard Spencer meets with RIMPAC 2018 commanders
File:Marines experiment with military robotics RIMPAC 2014.jpg|[[Legged Squad Support System]] (LS3) walks around the [[Kahuku, Hawaii|Kahuku]] Training Area during RIMPAC 2014. The LS3 is experimental technology being tested by the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab.
File:Marines follow Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS) RIMPAC 2014.jpg|Marines follow a Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS), experimental technology being tested by the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab during RIMPAC 2014 at Kahuku Training Area.
File:Chilean_Minister_of_Defense_visits_RIMPAC.jpg|Chilean defense minister Alberto Espina participates in RIMPAC 2018
File:SECDEF_Esper,_meets_with_Adm_Aquilino,_CINPACFLT_aboard_USS_Essex_during_RIMPAC_2020.jpg|SecDef Esper with CINCPACFLT Aquilino at RIMPAC 2020
</gallery>
{{wide image|42 ships & subs from 15 nations in close formation during RIMPAC 2014.jpg|800px|42 ships & subs from 15 nations in close formation during RIMPAC 2014}}

==In popular culture==
* RIMPAC 2012 was the main setting of the 2012 film ''[[Battleship (film)|Battleship]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Battleship (2012) |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1440129/ |publisher=IMDb |date= 18 May 2012}}</ref>
* The IMAX documentary film ''Aircraft Carrier: Guardians of the Sea'' covers RIMPAC 2014.
* ''[[NCIS: Hawaiʻi]]'' S2 E1 "Prisoners Dilemma" story involves RIMPAC 2022.

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|RIMPAC}}
* [http://www.pacom.mil/ United States Pacific Command]
* [https://www.c3f.navy.mil/ Commander, U.S. Third Fleet]
* [https://www.cpf.navy.mil/About-Us/Exercises-Missions/RIMPAC/ RIMPAC site]

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