This month, U.S. forces and partner militaries got to sink not one but two decommissioned Navy ships. The U.S. contingent included units from the Army, Navy and Air Force, with AH-64 Apache helicopters blasting the USS Mobile Bay with Spike Non-Line of Sight missiles. The Navy meanwhile used multiple one-way attack surface drones to hit the Peleliu. “SINKEXs are a prime example of the strength and readiness our partnerships create,” Vice Adm. Jeff Jablon, the RIMPAC 2026 Commander, Combined Task Force, said. It’s the second time a Ticonderoga-class cruiser was sunk in an exercise, a Navy official told Task & Purpose.