Art and I had gone to the commissary to get some groceries after my vertigo physical therapy session. We decided to have our lunch at the food court there.
While enjoying our shared plate lunch we looked over the balcony railing and saw the flags welcoming the nations who were here for RIMPAC.
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The world’s largest maritime training event kicked off Wednesday at Pearl Harbor.
Forty maritime vessels and five submarines from 31 nations are gathered in waters off Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026.
There also 140 aircraft and more than 25,000 service members participating in this biennial exercise.
Military leaders say RIMPAC fosters a spirit of cooperation and inter-operability between the participating countries.
And from the Navy website, I got the countries that were participating:
Hold on.... let me find my little flag book.
ReplyDeleteI’d never heard of RIMPAC.
ReplyDeleteI saw the London flag at World Cup it is different tgan the Great Britain flag which I recognize. -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteOMG! I just looked it up. And the flag of England is different from the British Isles flag, etc. As for the flag of London, I found this: The flag of the City of London (the historic square mile) is identical to the English flag—a red St. George's Cross on a white background—except it features an upright red sword in the upper-left quadrant. This sword represents the weapon that beheaded Saint Paul, the patron saint of the city.
DeleteI got about the same number as you listed, seven. I struggle with the three bar flags of two or three colors. There is just so many. I did get the Philippine flag but I suppose I had a bit of an advantage on that one!
ReplyDeleteI only know a handful of flags.
ReplyDeleteYou did batter than I ever could.
ReplyDeleteI had to read about rimpac. I had no idea. It sounds rather frightening. And…I didn’t know many of the flag countries.
ReplyDeleteI do love jeopardy and watch it daily.
Kay of Musings: We watch Jeopardy with our dinner and are always so impressed that the contestants can think under all that pressure.
DeleteWow! Better than a United Nations convention! How fortunate you were there to experience this.
ReplyDeleteA little scary but the flag game is fun!
ReplyDeleteMy one trip to Hawaii was one of the highpoints of my adult life, truly. Just in passing, we switched to the Maple Leaf flag on the centennial year of becoming a nation. For the first hundred years, we used a British ensign. Canadians are a bit weird, eh?
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't recognize very many flags! I love the game though. Like you, I'm not sure how I feel about the exercises and their impact on marine life.
ReplyDeleteWe had a similar flag identification experience in Europe this summer as there were flag everywhere celebrating the World Cup. I need to improve my skills in this area, ha.
ReplyDeleteI have heard of RIMPAC. I'm surprised some of the very small countries are participating. I'd heard that sonar hurts dolphins. I thought the militaries were shooting blanks. Hope the marine animals are hiding. I'd love to see a commissary sometime. I didn't know it had a food court too. Stay safe arouind the maneuvers. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteKay of Musings: If you’re in Hawaii, anybody can go to the food court. You can even enter the commissary, but you need a military ID to purchase anything.
DeleteIt is an exciting time in Pearl Harbor. I remember years ago they had Russia participating. Not this time!
ReplyDeleteI get 3 flags.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty good with geography and flags, but there are a few I don't know.
ReplyDeletei had not heard of rimpac, what a sweet image!! i am only able to identify a few!! did you not identify USA???
ReplyDeleteKay of Musings: I just assumed it was obvious for us so we didn’t have to mention it. :-)
Deletehmmmm, no China, should have invited Taiwan!!
ReplyDeleteNew to me also. Interesting looking at all the flags.
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