Go Bold #24: Rear-Admiral Chris Robinson on being Deputy Commander of the Combined Task Force for RIMPAC 2022

Go Bold is honored to have senior warfighters from allied forces share their experiences and insight, and this episode continues that trend with our guest, Rear-Admiral Chris Robinson of the Royal Canadian Navy. Our episode today is focused on the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, which is best known as RIMPAC. RIMPAC is held every two years and is hosted by the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. RIMPAC 2022 was led by the Commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet, Vice-Admiral Michael Boyle, who served as Commander of the Combined Task Force (CTF).Rear-Admiral Robinson served as the Deputy Commander of the Combined Task Force, which means he was second in command of the entire exercise.This years exercise took place between June 29 and August 4th, and it comprised twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 170 aircraft and approximately 25,000 personnel.RIMPAC 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.As the world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s interconnected oceans.Please note that Go Bold episodes #19 and #20 also have senior leaders that were part of RIMPAC 2022 -- those episodes cover the air component and unmanned surface vessels, so please have a listen to those conversations as well.We are thankful to Rear-Admiral Robinson for his time and kindness in sharing his top level insight to RIMPAC 2022. This interview was conducted on 22 September 2022.Go Bold!