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That’s a wrap on RIMPAC 2026! The crew of the Kimball is back in Honolulu after completing three weeks of high-intensity...
08/06/2026

That’s a wrap on RIMPAC 2026!

The crew of the Kimball is back in Honolulu after completing three weeks of high-intensity operations alongside 30 partner nations for the world’s largest maritime exercise.

From live-fire gunnery and joint boardings to search-and-rescue drills and underway refueling, the crew worked shoulder-to-shoulder with allies from the Marina Armada De México, the Philippine Coast Guard, the Royal New Zealand Navy, and fellow Hawaii-based Coast Guard units to sharpen readiness and ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Welcome home, Kimball!

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Behind every operation in the Pacific is the essential work of sustaining the force. The crew of the Kimball recently co...
07/27/2026

Behind every operation in the Pacific is the essential work of sustaining the force. The crew of the Kimball recently completed underway refueling-at-sea evolutions with HMNZS Aotearoa, a specialized polar-class fleet tanker and maritime sustainment ship from the Royal New Zealand Navy. Together, they executed complex navigational maneuvers, line handling, and deck operations to keep the cutter mission-ready during RIMPAC 2026.

Refueling at sea requires precision and seamless integration from communications on the bridge to deck crews hauling fuel hoses on deck and lines in the hangar.

Nowhere else in the world provides a more realistic or relevant training environment than RIMPAC. By sharpening individual proficiency and mastering complex logistical maneuvers at sea, the crew of Cutter Kimball ensures our forces remain ready to sustain operations, respond to crises, and safeguard critical sea lanes alongside our global partners.

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The training hasn't slowed down for the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756). Over the last few days, the crew ...
07/23/2026

The training hasn't slowed down for the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756). Over the last few days, the crew shifted focus to joint search and rescue drills, damage control training with the Philippine Coast Guard, and integrated law enforcement boarding procedures alongside Marina Armada De México and Philippine forces aboard the BRP Gabriela Silang.

The theme of this year's exercise is “Partners: Integrated and Prepared.” Because the global maritime environment is too large and complex for any single nation to safeguard alone, building these interpersonal relationships is what gives us an asymmetric advantage.

Closer military-to-military integration enables the clear communication, mutual trust, and shared capabilities needed to deter conflict and keep our world's interconnected oceans safe and secure.

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The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) is in the thick of it for the 2026 Rim of the Pacific exercise. During...
07/21/2026

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) is in the thick of it for the 2026 Rim of the Pacific exercise. During the first few days of RIMPAC, the crew ran joint pursuit drills with Marina Armada De México marines and sailors, integration training with the Philippine Coast Guard, dry and live-fire weapons practice, and flight deck emergency simulations.

is the world’s largest international maritime exercise, bringing together 34 nations and over 30,000 personnel to train together and strengthen our collective forces to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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02/17/2026

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KIMBALL returned home to Honolulu after completing a 4-month deployment in the Bering Sea which included fisheries law e...
02/03/2026

KIMBALL returned home to Honolulu after completing a 4-month deployment in the Bering Sea which included fisheries law enforcement boardings, joint operations with Coast Guard aviation assets, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement, search and rescue training, community service relations, small boat exercises, and Operation Tundra Merlin, a joint NORTHCOM and ALCOM exercise focused on Arctic defense. Linked below is the official Press Release regarding the patrol.
https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4374780/coast-guard-cutter-kimball-returns-to-honolulu-after-120-day-arctic-patrol/



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01/09/2026

Congratulations to the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 757) on winning first place in this year's Cutter Force's Eight Bells video contest for their entry, "Letter to Sumner Kimball" highlighting the theme, "Underway as Before, Steaming into the Future," celebrating the bold advancements of Force Design 2028 while paying tribute to the enduring seagoing traditions that define our service.

Before chronometers, satellites and cell phones, time was kept on the ship using a half-hour glass and a bell. One of the ship’s youngest crewmembers would strike a bell every 30 minutes as they turned over the half-hour glass. This practice evolved into the tradition of striking the bell at every half-hour during the watch, increasing from one bell strike for the first 30 minutes, two strikes marking the first hour, and so on. A standard four-hour watch ends at eight bells, hence the phrase “eight bells and all is well” when referring to completing a watch with no incident.

The award comes as we commemorate the 51st anniversary of the Cutterman Insignia, which was created on Oct. 18, 1974, to recognize the contributions and qualifications of our personnel underway and out to sea. Bravo Zulu, Kimball Crew!

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