JS Hyuga fires ESSM at RIMPAC 2016 Posted on July 25, 2016 by alert5 160722-O-RB581-062 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 22, 2016) – Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer helicopter ship JS Hyuga (DDH 181) launches a missile as part of Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. 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 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Photo by Ryo Tanaka /Released) Related posts (Automatically Generated): Canadian CH-124 dropped five exercise torpedoes in one day L-29 goes to sea aboard USS Bonhomme Richard P-8A makes RIMPAC debut RAAF at Red Flag 16-1 Indian Air Force at Red Flag Alaska 16-1 PACAF, Vietnamese Air Force to cooperate in search-and-rescue operations