Canada a ‘Capable, adaptive partner’ at RIMPAC 2022

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is playing a significant role again in this year’s iteration of the Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC).

The warfare exercise, designed to train participants and sustain international relationships crucial to the safety of sea lanes, is hosted by the Commander of the United States Pacific Fleet and led by the Commander of the U.S. 3rd Fleet biennially.

While contributing to the security of the Indo-Pacific region, RIMPAC’s multi-national collaboration also facilitates the opportunity to refine individual and combined abilities in an “unparalleled” training environment, said the RCN’s Rear-Admiral (RAdm) Christopher Robinson, Deputy Commander of Combined Task Force RIMPAC.

“We build and strengthen partnerships with our allies, which benefits us enormously,” RAdm Robinson said. “Not only as a contributing nation, but also in an internal capacity because it allows the CAF to enhance the interoperability of our Navy and Air Force in a joint navy-air environment.”

RIMPAC 2022, taking place from June 29 to August 4, has returned as the world’s largest maritime exercise.

The RCN is playing a substantial part in RIMPAC 2022 by filling leadership roles. RCN RAdm Robinson is Deputy Commander of Combined Task Force RIMPAC, under Vice Admiral Michael Boyle of the U.S. Navy, RIMPAC 2022 Commander.

Captain (Navy) Doug Layton is serving as Deputy Commander of the Combined Force Maritime Component Command. He commands 38 surface vessels, including Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Vancouver and Winnipeg, as well as four submarines.