The 2018 RIMPAC drills were already politically charged after China was excluded from the exercise. Then came a dramatic SINKEX near Hawaii, where the ex-USS Racine absorbed wave after wave of fire ...

SINKEX exercises—during which decommissioned warships are sunk under fire—remain a way to provide training that cannot be replicated outside of armed conflict. During the September 2022 Atlantic ...

The 2nd sinking exercise (SINKEX #2) of exercise Rim of the Pacific 2022 (RIMPAC-22) happened on July 26, 2022, with the target ship being the decommissioned USS Denver (LPD-9). The SINKEX took part ...

One of the highest-profile events of the ongoing United States-Philippines Balikatan military exercise—the sinking of a decommissioned warship—was canceled Monday after the doomed vessel sank before ...

The Navy’s draft environmental impact statement on continued training in the Pacific proposes more frequent use of nearshore areas such as Kaneohe Bay and Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, along ...

September 23, 2024: In July of this year the U.S. Navy disposed of two retired amphibious ships by having ships and warplanes fire on them. The two ships were equipped with electronic sensors to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An US Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunship recently used its 30mm and 105mm to help sink a decommissioned amphibious warship ...

KAUAI, Hawaii — The 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force, partnered with the 1st MDTF, the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade and the 5th Surface to Ship Field Artillery Regiment of the Japan Ground Self Defense ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy conducts realistic training exercises, including sinking retired ships, to prepare for potential conflicts, notably against China’s growing naval capabilities.

China has released a video showing a decommissioned naval vessel being sunk by a torpedo launched from a submarine. "At present, our torpedo attack and missile attack have achieved historic ...

(Tribune News Service) — The Navy is requesting permission for the installation and maintenance of mine training areas off Hawaii and Southern California. The Navy is preparing to conduct an ...

The Navy and Marine Corps conducted long-range maritime strikes in the Hawaiian Islands Operating Area using a variety of fast-responding forces during a sinking exercise on the decommissioned guided ...