180718-O-NO842-4002 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 18, 2018). Australian Army, New Zealand Army and United States Marine Corps personnel watch as ordnance is fired at Pohakuloa Training Area during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 18. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Australian Armed Forces photo by CPL Jake Sims)
