RIMPAC, the world’s largest naval drill, returns to Hawaii as tensions with China and North Korea reshape the security of the Pacific. Militaries from 30 nations around the world gathered in the Pacific to prepare for a conflict that could span the world’s largest ocean.
WSJ’s Tim Martin embeds with U.S. and allied forces to understand the scale of this massive military exercise and how they are putting their military tactics, technologies and training to the test.
Chapters:
00:00 Rare access to RIMPAC
01:10 The role of the aircraft carrier
02:20 A breakdown of the equipment
04:20 Growing threats in the Pacific and RIMPAC's scale
07:38 Joining an amphibious raid
09:07 Is RIMPAC provocative?
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