 | Hawaiian Wargames underway RIMPAC 2008 |
 | In the Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hi. 2004-2008 USS Port Royal (CG-73) |
 | A torpedo hits a decomissioned U.S. Navy ship during RIMPAC PACIFIC Ocean (July 16, 2008) - HMAS Waller (SSG 75) sinking an unidentifed decomissioned U.S. Navy ship with a Mk 48 Mod 7 CBASS torpedo. The firing occurred during the Rim of the Pacific 2008 (RIMPAC 08) exercise, involving multiple navies off the coast of Hawaii between June and July. This controlled exercise resulted in the planned sinking of a retired US warship. The MK 48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) torpedo is the latest enhancement for the MK 48. Considered the world's premier submarine-launched torpedo, the MK 48 Mod 7 represents a superior capability against both surface ships and submarines with sonar enhancements that make the torpedo an effective weapon in shallow water and in a countermeasure environment. The development of the CBASS torpedo has been achieved under an Armaments Cooperative Program between the United States Navy (USN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). This partnership has established common requirements, interfaces, configurations and maintenance standards enabling any Australian or US submarine to load torpedoes prepared by any Australian or US torpedo maintenance facility. U.S. Navy video (Released) |
 | USS Horne Final Mission: RIMPAC 2008 USS Horne serves as a target during RIMPAC 2008 and hit hit by among other things, three AGM-84 Harpoon Missiles fired from CVW-5 attached to the Carrier Kitty Hawk. |
 | ex-USS David R. Ray after being shot by Harpoon missile This is my old ship after being shot numerous times by 5" naval gunfire, strafed by aircraft and then hit by an RGM-84 Harpoon missile. Notice how this US ship, not ready for battle, is on fire but still afloat. Other ships, ready for battle, have sunk far faster; she probably could've saved too, if she were worth saving. She burned into the night and sank hours later (July 11, 2008). |
 | Navy Sinking Exercise Navy Sinking Exercise (SINKEX) of the USS Fletcher (DD-992) taken off the coast of Hawaii during RIMPAC 2008. |
 | Navy - Iranian Boats Provoke Incident in Strait of Hormuz Long Form Video WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Three U.S. Navy vessels took evasive actions after five Iranian boats buzzed the ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz Jan. 6, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said Jan. 7. Speaking to Pentagon reporters, Whitman called the Iranian provocation "a serious incident." The fast Iranian boats approached at "distances and speed that showed reckless, dangerous and potentially hostile intent," he said. The incident lasted about 15 to 20 minutes, he said. The Navy ships were going into the Persian Gulf when the Iranian boats confronted them. "Small, Iranian fast boats made some aggressive maneuvers against our vessels and indicated some hostile intent," Whitman said. "This required our vessels to issue warnings and conduct some evasive maneuvers. The U.S. Navy vessels were prepared to take appropriate actions, but there was no engagement of the vessels." He said the speed of the Iranian boats and their distance from the U.S. Navy vessels demonstrated potentially hostile intent. Bridge-to-bridge radio communications between the Iranian vessels and the U.S. Navy ships reinforced this impression, he said. The U.S. ships were operating in international waters within the Strait of Hormuz and followed all appropriate protocols, Whitman said. The U.S. Navy ships are USS Port Royal (CG 73), USS Hopper (DDG 70) and USS Ingraham (FFG 61). U.S. warships will take all the precautions needed to safely transit the open waters of the strait, the Pentagon spokesman said. "This is reckless and dangerous behavior on the part of the Iranian vessels, and it should cease immediately," Whitman added. Typically, small boats such as these are under command of Iranian Revolutionary Guards, U.S. Navy officials said. All U.S. warships transiting the open seas are prepared to take action should their ship or crews be threatened, Whitman noted. The U.S. ships "did take appropriate action in terms of maneuvering and communicating, and were prepared to take further action if necessary," he said. The Defense Department will work with White House and State Department officials to come up with the appropriate way to address the incident with the Iranian government, Whitman said. Iranian boats took 15 British sailors engaged in United Nations-sanctioned operations in the northern Persian Gulf on March 23. |
 | HMCS OTTAWA - WESTPLOY RIMPAC 2008 RECAP VIDEO This is a recap video of our 4 months trip onboard HMCS OTTAWA (FFH 341) |
 | USS Kitty Hawk arrives at Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 1, 2008) Sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as she transits the Pearl Harbor channel to participate in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2008. RIMPAC will be Kitty Hawk's last major exercise before the aircraft carrier is decommissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington early next year. U.S. Navy |
 | Shreddin on the USS Port Royal in the Persian Gulf Mike shreddin on the flight deck of the USS Port Royal in the Persian Gulf... Operation Looking Forward Tour - SouthWest Asia 2008 |
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