环太平洋演习（RIMPAC）是目前世界上最大的海上军事演习，目前每两年的6.7月在美国夏威夷举行一次。由美国太平洋司令部指挥整个演习。

RIMPAC, the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, is the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise. RIMPAC is held biennially during June and July of even-numbered years in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is hosted and administered by the United States Navy’s Pacific Command, headquartered at Camp H. M. Smith near Salt Lake, in conjunction with the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, and Hawaii National Guard forces under the leadership of the Governor of Hawaii. The U.S. invites allied military forces from the Pacific Rim nations to participate.

RIMPAC,    太平洋边缘运动,  是世界上最大的国际海事作战演习。每两年举行一次RIMPAC是6月和7月的偶数年在夏威夷火奴鲁鲁。这是托管和管理的美国海军太平洋司令部,  总部在营地附近莫莱森史密斯盐湖,  配合海军陆战队、海岸警卫队,  夏威夷国民警卫队部队领导下的夏威夷的州长。美国邀请盟军军方从环太平洋国家的参与。

With RIMPAC the United States Pacific Command seeks to enhance interoperability between Pacific Rim armed forces, as a means of promoting stability in the region to the benefit of all participating nations. Pacific Rim nations face several “hot spots” of potential armed conflict, such as the threat of the People’s Republic of China invading Taiwan in the event of its declaration of independence and North Korean aggression towards South Korea, the United States, and Japan.

与美国太平洋司令部RIMPAC谋求提高环太平洋地区武装力量之间的互操作性,  以此作为一种手段促进地区的稳定造福所有参与国。环太平洋国家面临几个“热点”潜在的武装冲突,  比如威胁是中华人民共和国的中国入侵台湾宣布独立的事件和北韩侵略向韩国、美国和日本。

The first RIMPAC, held in 1971, involved forces from the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The U.S., Canada, and Australia have participated in every RIMPAC. Other regular participants are Japan, South Korea, the U.K., France, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Indonesia and the Netherlands. Several observer nations are usually invited, including New Zealand, the Philippines, Ecuador, Mexico, India, China and Russia, who became an active participant for the first time in 2012. While not contributing any ships, observer nations are involved in RIMPAC at the strategic level and use the opportunity to prepare for possible full participation in the future.

第一次RIMPAC,  在1971年举行,  涉及部队来自美国、英国、加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰。美国、加拿大和澳大利亚已经参与了每一次RIMPAC。其它常规参与者是日本、韩国、英国、法国、泰国、新加坡、马来西亚、智利、哥伦比亚、秘鲁、印度尼西亚和荷兰。一些观察员国通常是邀请,  包括新西兰、菲律宾、厄瓜多尔、墨西哥、印度、中国和俄罗斯, 俄罗斯 在2012年第一次成为一个积极的参与者。参与者虽然没有派遣任何船只,  观察员国家参与 RIMPAC  的战略的高度和利用这个机会可准备充分参与未来的可能。

RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series and is scheduled to start on 29 June 2012. 42 ships, including the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and other elements of Carrier Strike Group 11, six submarines, 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel from 22 different nations will take part in Hawaii. The exercise would involve surface combatants from the U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia and Chile. The US Navy will demonstrate its green fleet of biofuel-driven vessels for which it purchased 450,000 gallons of biofuel, the largest single purchase of biofuel in history at a cost of $12m.

The exercises included units or personnel from Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, the United Kingdom and the United States.  Russia will participate actively for the first time, as well the Philippines, reportedly due to the escalating tensions with the People’s Republic of China over ownership of the Scarborough Shoal.

2012年RIMPAC，是第23次运动系列, 定于2012年6月29日开始。 42艘船只, 包括航空母舰尼米兹号(编号:cvn73)和其他元素的航母战斗群11,6艘潜艇, 200架飞机和25000人员从22个不同的国家将参加夏威夷。演习将涉及表面战斗人员来自美国、加拿大、日本、澳大利亚和智利。美国海军将展示其绿色舰队的船只biofuel-driven为他们购买450000加仑的生物燃料,生物燃料的最大的单一购买在历史的成本在美元。
单位或人员的练习包括来自澳大利亚、加拿大、智利、哥伦比亚、法国、印度、印度尼西亚、日本、马来西亚、墨西哥、荷兰、新西兰、挪威、秘鲁、大韩民国、菲律宾共和国、俄罗斯、新加坡、泰国、汤加、英国和美国。俄罗斯将第一次积极参与, 还有菲律宾, 据称因与中华人民共和国的所有权问题黄岩岛（Scarborough Shoal）不断升级的紧张局势。

（摘自： http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIMPAC）