160726-O-NC384-177 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 26,

160726-O-NC384-177 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 26, 2016) Multinational Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel conduct an insertion scenario with an American UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2016 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Australian Defence Force photo by ABIS Kayla Hayes)