In
a bid to further professionalize its ranks and give international exposure to
its officers, the Philippine Navy (PN) on Tuesday announced that it will be
sending two delegates to this year's RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific Exercise).
The
naval war games will be held this June and July.
Navy
spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Gregory Fabic said the PN delegates, he did not
identify, will be flying by June to Hawaii
He
added that the two delegates also attended the RIMPAC planning conference in California
"The
said officers will act as staff officers during the exercises," he added.
When
asked whether these PN officials will be observing the exercises aboard one of
the naval vessels, Fabic stressed that this will be determined during the
planning conference.
"Usually
they join other staff in (US Pacific Fleet) headquarters (in Pearl Harbor , Hawaii
RIMPAC
is the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise.
It
is held biennially during June and July of even-numbered years from Honolulu , Hawaii
It
is hosted and administered by the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet,
headquartered at Pearl Harbor , in conjunction
with the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, and Hawaii National Guard forces under
the control of the Governor of Hawaii.
The
US invites allied military
forces from the Pacific Rim nations to
participate.
With
RIMPAC, the United States Pacific Command seeks to enhance interoperability
between Pacific Rim armed forces, ostensibly
as a means of promoting stability in the region for the benefit of all
participating nations.
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