USS Princeton, Chilean Navy Frigate CNS Almirante Condell [Image 1 of 3]
PACIFIC OCEAN
06.22.2024
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), front, and Chilean Navy Duke-class frigate CNS Almirante Condell (FF-06) transit through the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, June 22, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Larissa T. Dougherty)
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), front, and Chilean Navy Duke-class frigate CNS Almirante Condell (FF-06) transit through the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, June 22, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces...
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VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile – Marines from Chile and the United States huddled around the map table, studying the terrain, and evaluating the enemy force’s most likely positions based on updates from the intelligence department. Across the room, their enemy, wearing the same uniform, did the same.
Tabletop wargames are used by Marines to help simulate and plan various scenarios. At the Armada de Chile Acadamia de Guerra Naval (Chilean Naval War College), Marines from Chile and the U.S. recently conducted an operational planning and wargaming subject matter exchange, which aimed to enhance their planning skills, coordination, and interoperability.
“This exercise was a great example of the incredible partnership the USMC has with our Chilean counterparts. It was highlighted by mutual learning, increased understanding of their planning and wargaming process, and building new relationships while strengthening existing ones,” said Maj. Daniel Kent, a...
U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Advisor Company A, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Chilean Marines with the Amphibious Expeditionary Brigade, Cuerpo de Infanteria Marina, Armada de Chile, stand for a photo during an operational planning and wargaming subject matter expert...
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