Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt to Lead 2026 Rim of the Pacific Exercise

Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) will lead the U.S. participation in this year’s Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 exercise, the service announced. Held from June 24 to July 31 in and around the Hawaiian Islands, RIMPAC will include a total of 32 surface ships, five submarines with 31 nations participating in the drills. Theodore Roosevelt will lead a U.S. contingent comprising of cruiser USS Chosin (CG-65), destroyers USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60), USS Decatur (DDG-73), USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) and USS Carl M. Levin (DDG-120), amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2), submarines USS Charlotte (SSN-766) and USS Columbia