
USS Sterett (DDG-104), front, participates in a photo exercise with Chilean Frigate Almirante Lynch (FF-07), second, Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH-341), third, French Navy Floreal-class frigate FS Prairial (F-731), fourth, United States Coast Guard Cutter USCHC Bertholf (WMSL-750), fifth, the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), sixth, and Royal Canadian Navy commercial container ship Asterix. US Navy Photo
US Naval Institute has an excellent post on the upcoming PIMPAC exercise including photos of many of the participants.
USCGC Bertholf will be there as well as a former USCG WHEC.
There are going to be a number new type exercises we have not seen in this exercise.
“During the course of the exercise, a series of live-fire events are scheduled, including: a long-range anti-ship missile (LRASM) shot by a U.S. Air Force aircraft; a surface-to-ship missile shot by members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; and a naval strike missile (NSM) shot by the U.S. Army from a launcher on the back of a palletized load system (PLS), marking the first time a land-based unit is participating in a RIMPAC live-fire event, according to the 3rd Fleet statement.”
M142 “HIMARS”, PLS (Palletized Loading System)…
“upcoming PIMPAC exercise”
*cough*
FYI: Next Cruiser, won’t be a Cruiser! ( https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/surface-navy-association/2018/01/09/surface-warfare-director-cruiser-replacement-wont-be-a-cruiser/ ) …
This post is about Brazil dropping out of the exercise, but it does state, “… China had been scheduled to be part of the Combined Task Force (CTF) 175, led by U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL-750)…”
Sounds similar to what was done in 2016.
https://news.usni.org/2018/07/03/brazil-drops-rimpac-2018-exercise-southern-california