Fox 5 San Diego:
SAN DIEGO – USS Carl Vinson deployed from San Diego Monday where it will join other fleets to take part in RIMPAC. The Rim of the Pacific Exercise is the world’s largest maritime warfare exercise held every other year during June and July. It is based in Hawaii.
The RIMPAC exercise involves 26 countries from across the world, including Australia, India, Japan and the United Kingdom. Over 25,000 people are involved in the military operation. The largest maritime exercise in the world strengths relationships with their partners, according to USS Carl Vinson’s Commanding Officer Capt. Matt Paradise.
“Safety is my number one priority,” Paradise said. “Rest assured we’ll be home before you know it and the sailors will have great stories to tell.
