Two Philippine Navy officers from the Naval Task Group (NTG) 80.5 – the Philippines’ contingent to the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise – were stationed at the Pacific Warfighting Center which monitors the unfolding events in the ongoing RIMPAC 2022.

Lt. Commander Jondell Mark Tamaca and Lt. Commander June Eliseo Gordillo formed part of a multinational crew of the Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC), and were designated in the Current Operations Cell that primarily focuses on monitoring and assessing the ongoing operations and execution of the commander’s intentions for the RIMPAC2022 activities.

RIMPAC is a great avenue to train participating commanders, staff, and forces in the planning and execution of combined naval operations.