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

Jeff Head said:

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Sounds like perhaps someone verbally said something at the exericses...but any official nnouncement is still premature.

They have a pretty strict protocol about these things.

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PLAN's invited! The navy spokesman had to say those words that because officially it has not been announced to the public yet.

Next RIMPAC PLAN should send a carrier strike group

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So how did it end? Did the Chinese sailors seize his camera or boot him off the ship?



It's embarrassing to see pseudoscience on the Chinese hospital ship. Suction cups and acupuncture? Why don't they just sprinkle some holy water on the patient or give them some homeopathy pills, that'd be just as effective! I thought modern China rejected those old superstitions and focused on "scientific development".

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I think rejecting traditional medicine would be a form of cultural destruction. Whether it is effective or not is another matter, but at least it isn't promoting anything particularly dangerous to society which religions do. I think the worst part about traditional chinese medicine is the utilization of some rare animals, but that is not the mainstream, and can be cut out while maintaining the core of the practice.

If traditional chinese medicine was meant to take the place of modern medicine then that would be a problem. But if it is only supplementing it, then what's the problem? As a patient, I'd probably prefer to have both accessible rather than only modern medicine.

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Here ya' go...

PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2014) Rear Adm. Gilles Couturier, Combined Forces Maritime component commander Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014, boards the Royal Canadian Naval Submarine HMCS Victoria (SSK 876) for a guided tour. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Canadian Forces Combat Camera Photo by Sgt. Matthew McGregor/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2014) Cmdr. Alex Kooiman, commanding officer HMCS Victoria (SSK 876), speaks with Rear Adm. Yasuki Nakahata, vice commander, Combined Task Force for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014, Rear Adm. Gilles Couturier, Combined Forces Maritime component commander RIMPAC, and Vice Adm. Kenneth E. Floyd, commander, Combined Task Force RIMPAC, during a tour of the Canadian submarine. (Canadian Forces Combat Camera Photo by Sgt. Matthew McGregor/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2014) The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) arrives to participate in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tiarra Fulgham/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 5, 2014) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 3rd Class Gabriel Foringer, middle, takes Able Seaman Maritime Logistics - Steward Scott McAlpine, left, and Able Seaman Communications and Information Systems Jackson Mahy of of the Royal Australian Navy Durance-class replenishment oiler HMAS Success (OR 304), for a tour of the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during open ship day as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. (Royal Australian Navy photo by Leading Seaman Imagery Specialist Peter Thompson/Released,140705-O-ZZ999-046-AU2)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 5, 2014) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 2nd Class Richard Hipolito, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5), gives visitors an open ship tour during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher Farrington/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 5, 2014) Sailors aboard the Colombian Navy frigate ARC Almirante Padilla (FM 51), conduct a ship tour for service members, families and friends. Almirante Padilla is in Hawaii to participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Johans Chavarro/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 5, 2014) Capt. John McKinley, commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751), greets Rear Adm. Giles Couturier, Combined Forces Maritime Component Commander for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014, during open ship day. RIMPAC is the largest multinational maritime exercise in the world and is held in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California every other year. (U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Manda M. Emery/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 3, 2014)Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Ryan Willard provides security while harbor tugboats cold move Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Calgary (FFH 335) to moor alongside the USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. (Photo by Sgt Matthew McGregor, Canadian Forces Combat Camera/Released, 140703-O-ZZ999-08-CA1)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 3, 2014) Operations officer Lt. Travis Bain points out a concern while talking with a Pearl Harbour pilot and navigation officer Lt. (N) Landon Zeeman while harbor tugboats cold move Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Calgary (FFH 335) to moor alongside the USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. (Photo by Sgt Matthew McGregor, Canadian Forces Combat Camera/Releaased, 140703-O-ZZ999-07-CA1)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 2, 2014) Divers from New Zealand, the Netherlands, Canada, Japan and Chile prepare for a familiarization dive from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) which is moored pierside at Naval Base San Diego for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Scott/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (June 29, 2014) Machinist's Mate Gerardo Perado (#4), from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), pursues as Able Seaman Tory Mazlin, from the Royal Australian Navy Durance-class replenishment oiler HMAS Success (AO 304), makes a break in a soccer match played as part of the international sporting competition conducted during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. (Royal Australian Navy photo by Leading Seaman Imagery Specialist Peter Thompson/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 1, 2014) A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers advance their positions during an amphibious assault at Pyramid Rock Beach. The JGSDF conducted the training exercise with U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, based in Okinawa, Japan. The world's largest international maritime exercise, (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew J. Bragg/Released)

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Ships depart for sea phase, RIMPAC 2014

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A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force officer looks out of a viewport to signal the release of mooring lines as his ship JS Ise (DDH 182) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014

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Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer Ise (DDH 182) passes by the landmark Ford Island air control tower while departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014

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The Indian navy frigate Sahyadri (F 49) passes the USS Arizona Memorial while departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. The world's largest international maritime exercise

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Pastor Jong Soo Park (left) and Republic of Korea navy Cmdr. Kim Jung Tae wave to the crew of Republic of Korea navy destroyer Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (DDG 993) as the ship departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the sea phase Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.

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The Republic of Korea navy destroyer Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (DDG 993) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014

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The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014

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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ISE (DDH-182) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

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The Royal Canadian Navy submarine HMCS Victoria (SSK 876) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.

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he Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kirishima (DDG-174) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014

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It seems like tons of great pictures from yesterday's departure!

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I'm up to over 150 photos on

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Jeff, you puzzled me with this one:



which clearly is a KDX-II, but while the official list http://www.sinodefenceforum.com/nav...pac-first-time-2014-a-24-6426.html#post294601 names
ROKS Wang Geon (DDH 978)
there's the pennant number 976 clearly visible in your picture which is of

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I'm asking mainly because a chart of the KDX-II destroyer Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin was put put up in our kitchen for about three years, until last summer when my wife refurbished the kitchen