U.S. and Partner Nations conduct SINKEX during RIMPAC 26
July 23, 2026
July 23, 2026
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 23 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news:
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U.S. and Partner Nations conduct SINKEX during RIMPAC 26
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PACIFIC OCEAN -Ships and aircraft participating in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 conducted a planned, live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) and sank decommissioned USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), July 12, 2026, and decommissioned USS Peleliu (LHA 5), July 17. Mobile Bay and Peleliu were sunk . . .
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U.S. and Partner Nations conduct SINKEX during RIMPAC 26
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PACIFIC OCEAN -Ships and aircraft participating in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 conducted a planned, live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) and sank decommissioned USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), July 12, 2026, and decommissioned USS Peleliu (LHA 5), July 17. Mobile Bay and Peleliu were sunk . . .