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The US will host the world’s largest war games, the Rim of the Pacific games (‘RIMPAC’), from June 29 to August 4. The military exercises will be based in San Diego and Honolulu and include 26 countries.
Some participating countries include Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, and the United Kingdom.
The exercises will include 4 submarines, 38 surface ships, 170 aircraft, and around 25,000 personnel.
The intent of the exercise is to help ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region especially as China has been expanding its reach and militarizing islands in the South China Sea.
Activities and exercises the war games focus on include amphibious operations, anti-submarine and air-defense exercises, mine clearance and counter-piracy operations, gunnery and missile exercises, and salvage operations.
According to the navy, the exercises will help develop partners’ abilities to operate together, increasing their agility and resiliency, and the ability to defeat aggression by major powers in the area.
China’s foreign minister claims the activities will stoke geopolitical rivalry and help foster a Cold War mentality among participants.
The 2022 exercises will be the 28th completed since this version of the war game began in 1971.
