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4th Fleet-Led UNITAS 2019 Pacific Exercise Focuses on Sub-Hunting, Humanitarian Assistance

4th Fleet-Led UNITAS 2019 Pacific Exercise Focuses on Sub-Hunting, Humanitarian Assistance

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Machinist’s Mate Fireman Joshua Abrahamson, right, and Damage Controlman Fireman Aaron Working combat a simulated fire on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) as part of a damage control ‘crash and salvage’ drill conducted during the “free play” phase of UNITAS LX. US Navy Photo

The U.S. Navy and its partners in Central and South America just wrapped up the UNITAS 2019 Pacific exercise, with a U.S. destroyer leading the 13-nation force through an anti-submarine and surface warfare drill. Read More →

Chile's Rise Through RIMPAC Ranks Has Shaped Armada Operations at Home

Chile’s Rise Through RIMPAC Ranks Has Shaped Armada Operations at Home

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Canadian Lt. Col. Ray Townsend, Commander, Task Group (CTG) 172.1, middle, speaks with Chilean Navy Rear Admiral Pablo Niemann Figari, Combined Forces Maritime Component Commander, left, during a tour of CTG-172.1 Mobile Tactical Operations Center (MTOC) on Marine Corps Base Hawaii during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 exercise. US Navy Photo

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII – Chile’s unlikely rise to leadership at the Rim of the Pacific biennial international exercise has allowed its naval officers to bring back an array of lessons learned to the Armada de Chile, which deals with a unique set of challenges. Read More →

Chilean Navy Set to Upgrade Frigates with U.S. Missiles

Chilean Navy Set to Upgrade Frigates with U.S. Missiles

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Chilean navy frigate CNS Almirante Cochrane (FF 05) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016 in late June. US Navy Photo

Chilean navy frigate CNS Almirante Cochrane (FF 05) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016 in late June. US Navy Photo

The Chilean Navy is planning on upgrading its three U.K.-built Type-23 frigates with U.S. anti-air missile systems, according to a notice to Congress on a potential foreign military sale. Read More →