RIMPAC Reminder
January 2nd, 2009 From
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>From: Tom Robison
>Subject: RIMPAC Reminder
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>NNS5212. RIMPAC `96 to air as Discovery Channel documentary
>courtesy of the Discovery Channel
> Every two years since 1971, the U.S. and its Pacific
>Rim allies have been honing their military skills by
>combining forces in an immense war game. Last year’s
>execution of these maritime exercises — RIMPAC `96 — was
>the largest mustering of naval forces in the history of
>these operations and is the focus of an original Discovery
>Channel documentary. Premiering on Pearl Harbor Day, “Fleet
>Command” tracks this 10-day long war at sea exercise.
>Narrated by Charlton Heston, this world premiere airs
>Sunday, December 7 from 9-11 PM and 1-3 AM (ET/PT). The
>program is rated TV G.
> RIMPAC `96 united two American carrier task groups with
>naval forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan and South
>Korea. More than 40 ships took part, including aircraft
>carriers, cruisers, destroyers, ballistic missile
>submarines, amphibious assault vehicles, helicopter assault
>ships and supply and support ships. Combined aircraft
>numbered more than 300.
> Viewers of “Fleet Command” can log on to DISCOVERY
>CHANNEL ONLINE anytime beginning Sunday, December 7 for the
>online companion to this engaging special. In this two-week,
>”ask-the-experts” feature on Discovery’s award-winning web
>site, viewers will be able to interact with military experts
>about the war games and how they are run. The “Fleet
>Command” online companion will begin Sunday, December 7 and
>continue through Friday, December 21 at
>http://www.discovery.com.
> In the week following the December 7 premiere of “Fleet
>Command,” Discovery Channel gives viewers an up-close look
>at the military personnel who spend their lives on the
>world’s oceans and the incredible machinery they operate.
>”Sea Power!”, a week-long programming event, begins Monday,
>December 8, airing from 9-11 PM and 1-3 AM; and continues
>Tuesday, December 9 through Friday, December 12, airing from
>10-11 PM and 2-3 AM; and concludes Sunday, December 14,
>airing from noon-6 PM. All times are ET/PT. All programs are
>rated TV-G.
> “Sea Power!” features Discovery Channel’s finest
>military programming and includes: “Carrier: Fortress at
>Sea,” Monday, December 8, 9-11 PM & 1-3 AM; Code Red:
>Submarine Rescue, Tuesday, December 9, 10-11 PM and 2-3 AM;
>Battleship: Part I and II, Thursday, December 11 and Friday,
>December 12, 10-11 PM and 2-3 AM each night.
>
>
>Tom Robison
>Ossian, Indiana
>tcrobi@mindspring.com