PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Petty Officer 2nd Class Corey Moore, a native of Horn Lake, Mississippi, serves aboard USS Carl Vinson, a U.S. Navy warship operating out of San Diego, California, and participating in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in and around the Hawaiian Islands.
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| Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah Williams |
Moore graduated from South Haven in 2019.
The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Horn Lake.
“My hometown taught me the value of hard work and the importance of valuing true friends,” said Moore. "It also taught me not to take criticism personally and to roll with the punches."
Moore joined the Navy five years ago. Today, Moore serves as an operations specialist.
“I joined the Navy because it was the fastest and smartest way to get my life on track,” said Moore.
As the world’s largest international maritime exercise, approximately 29 nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, over 150 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel will participate in RIMPAC 2024. This exercise provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring safety at sea and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 marks the 29th exercise in a series that began in 1971.
The theme of RIMPAC 2024 is “Partners: Integrated and Prepared.” The participating nations and forces exercise a wide range of capabilities and demonstrate the inherent flexibility of maritime forces. These capabilities range from disaster relief and maritime security operations to sea control and complex warfighting. The relevant, realistic training program includes, gunnery, missile, anti-submarine and air defense exercises, as well as amphibious, counter-piracy, mine clearance operations, explosive ordnance disposal and diving and salvage operations.
Moore plays an important role in the exercise.
“My role involves working with other countries on navigation and communication, specifically in identifying friends from foe and tracking missile locations,” said Moore. "My impression is that RIMPAC is about countries coming together for both important missions and enjoyable interactions."
Moore serves a Navy that operates far forward, around the world and around the clock, promoting the nation's prosperity and security.
“Serving in the Navy has helped give me a new start in life,” said Moore. "It also provides me with the assurance that my family and I are being taken care of without any worries."
Moore is grateful to others for helping make a Navy career possible.
“I would like to thank my wife, who is my backbone, anticipating challenges and standing by me. My daughter is my little joy, providing motivation, and my extended family supports my wife while I'm away, ensuring she has someone to rely on if needed,” added Moore. "I would also like to thank my supporting cast and Aviation Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Jones for helping me gain knowledge and providing me with a second chance. Without her support, I wouldn’t have stayed in, leading to an eight-year career instead of three."
Hosted by Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, RIMPAC 2024 will be led by Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, Vice Adm. John Wade, who will serve as Combined Task Force (CTF) commander. For the first time in RIMPAC history, a member of the Chilean Navy, Commodore Alberto Guerrero, will serve as deputy commander of the CTF. Rear Adm. Kazushi Yokota of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force will serve as vice commander. Other key leaders of the multinational force will include Commodore Kristjan Monaghan of Canada, who will command the maritime component, and Air Commodore Louise Desjardins of Australia, who will command the air component.
During RIMPAC, a network of capable, adaptive partners train and operate together in order to strengthen their collective forces and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific. RIMPAC 2024 contributes to the increased interoperability, resiliency and agility needed by the Joint and Combined Force to deter and defeat aggression by major powers across all domains and levels of conflict.More information about RIMPAC is available here: https://www.cpf.navy.mil/RIMPAC/