Rimpac Water Ballet of Monsters, OR Chinese Navy Opened My Garage

A   L   O   H   A !

“The supreme art of war 

is to subdue the enemy 

without fighting.” 

               Sun Tzu 

                                           The Art of War

“Speak softly 

and carry a big stick;

 you will go far.” 

                                                              Theodore Roosevelt

“Don't hit at all

 if it is honorably possible

 to avoid hitting;

 but never hit soft!” 

                                                                   Theodore Roosevelt

 Missile Destroyer Haikou, China?

“Force

 is all conquering,

 but it's victories 

are short lived.” 

                   Abraham Lincoln

Every two years since 1971 by invitation of 

Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT)

An international maritime excercise is held in 

Our Hawaiian waters.

This year, for the first time, 

CHINA is participating

with the US Navy and guest 

ships, aircraft, and personel

from Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile,

Columbia, France, India, Indonesia,

Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands,

New Zealand, Norway, Peru, 

South Korea, Philippines,

Singapore,

Tonga and The United Kingdom.

 (Thailand was dis-invited on account of the coup)

49 ships, 25,000 people,

6 submarines,

and over 200 aircraft

[including a NASA predator drone!]

will conduct War Games,

Humanitarian Assistance exercises,

establish procedures for communication

and cooperation,

even staging an amphibious

assault of Oahu's Bellows Beach

(officially a US Airforce Base).

Highlights include:

Aircraft Carrier Ronald Reagan,

Chinese missile destroyer Haikou

Hospital Ship, Peace Ark,

Peace Ark [China] entering Pearl Harbor

missile frigate, Yueyang,

and supply ship Qiandaohu.

See them Here

USN Hospital Ship, Mercy,

[ 2 hospital ships with Peace Ark! ]

Aluminium Trimaran USS Independence,

[ a new generation warship ]

Link

USN Ronald Reagan, Honolulu 26 June

And then there is the issue

of garage door openers.

The Navy calibrates and tests

shipboard RADAR and COMS

(communications)

BEFORE leaving Pearl Harbor

with military playmates, 

which plays havoc with weaker

civilian garage door openers

in the residential areas overlooking

the famous Naval Base.

Many will not even notice:

There will be a bit of noise, 

visiting military, traffic. 

A Small price to pay for the 

humanitarian and defense benefits.

 Including the intangibles

 like familiarity and 

friendships

 that develop between humans 

of different nations 

working together.

It is claimed that Hawaii

will see $52 Million in 

related economic activity.

 Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL

Official RIMPAC 2014 Site 

Link

Thanks for Visiting!

       Warmly, cloudia

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