The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk departs Pearl Harbor to participate in Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2008. RIMPAC is the world’s largest multinational exercise and is scheduled biennially by the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Participants include the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, the Netherlands, Peru, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
Russian Jet Buzzes Nimitz, Incident Raises Concern
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2008 – A weekend incident in which a Russian bomber “buzzed” the Nimitz battle group in the Pacific raises concerns about Russia’s intent and the message it was meant to send, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told [...]
