PLAN invited to participate in RIMPAC for first the time (2014)

by78 · Jun 25, 2014

bd popeye said:
Excellent photos posted by78!

I'm still waiting for the ships to arrive in Pearl Harbor.

Are you at Pearl Harbor? I'm pretty sure the ships arrived more than 10 hours ago.

Jura The idiot · Jun 25, 2014

by78 said:
Are you at Pearl Harbor?

negative LOL
http://www.sinodefenceforum.com/members-club-room/real-life-thread-67-6246.html#post293163

by78 said:
I'm pretty sure the ships arrived more than 10 hours ago.

so the land visible in the picture of the 171 is Hawaii, correct?

bd popeye · Jun 25, 2014

He's some photos the US Navy posted yesterday. Still waiting for the USN to post photos of the PLAN ships arriving at Pearl Harbor.

RIMPAC aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19)

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At times real emergencies arise..

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 22, 2014) Flight deck personnel escort an injured Canadian Sailor off the flight deck aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) to the ship's treatment facilities during a medical evacuation. The Canadian Sailor suffered from a leg infection and severe swelling and was treated with antibiotics. Mercy is en route to Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014, the world's largest international maritime exercise. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tim D. Godbee/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 21, 2014) A hospital corpsman prepares to perform an X-ray on a patient's simulated leg injury during a mass casualty drill aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is en route to Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014, the world's largest international maritime exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Pyoung K. Yi/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 21, 2014) Capt. Mark Flynn, center, advises a medical team during a mass casualty drill aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is en route to Hawaii in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014, the world's largest international maritime exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tim D. Godbee/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 21, 2014) Lt. Cmdr. Alden Chiu performs a focused abdominal sonography trauma exam on a patient with a simulated torso wound during a mass casualty drill aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is en route to Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014, the world's largest international maritime exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Pyoung K. Yi/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 21, 2014) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brando Aquino simulates a computed tomography scan on a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is en route to Hawaii in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014, the world's largest international maritime exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tim D. Godbee/Released)

kwaigonegin · Jun 25, 2014

They arrived at Pearl yesterday.

Geographer · Jun 25, 2014

What's the purpose of this round window I see on most ships?

kwaigonegin · Jun 25, 2014

Geographer said:
What's the purpose of this round window I see on most ships?

that's called a Kent Screen. It's nothing more than a circular cutout of the window where you can rotate it to clear water etc.

Jeff Head · Jun 25, 2014

I have set up my own Flickr Album for all the pics I am going to put together for RIMPAC 2014. You can access and share the pictures at the following Album Link:

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Enjoy!

Blackstone · Jun 25, 2014

Jeff Head said:
I have set up my own Flickr Album for all the pics I am going to put together for RIMPAC 2014. You can access and share the pictures at the following Album Link:

RIMPAC 2014 Photo Album on FLICKR

Enjoy!

Outstanding Jeff! Looking forward to seeing more of it.

Jeff Head · Jun 26, 2014

More pics of arrival of another Multi-national Task Force (with US, Columbian, and Mexican vessels), and the arrival of the US, Chinese, Singapore, and Brunei Task force:

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Jura The idiot · Jun 26, 2014

Jeff Head said:
More pics of arrival of another Multi-national Task Force (with US, Columbian, and Mexican vessels), and the arrival of the US, Chinese, Singapore, and Brunei Task force:
...

I had to use the Internet to recognize some of them (hope you don't mind I'll post what I found

The Royal Brunei Navy ship Darulaman (an Offshore Patrol Vessel built in Germany)

The Republic of Singapore Navy ship Intrepid, which is

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The Royal Brunei Navy Darussalam-class ships Darussalam and Darulaman (but I can't tell one from the other

PLAN invited to participate in RIMPAC for first the time (2014)

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