180628-N-HT995-0282 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM

180628-N-HT995-0282 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (June 28, 2018) Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) prepare for the second half of their soccer game in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 tournament against the Republic of Korea Navy destroyer Yulgok Yi (DDG 992) on June 28 aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Omar Rubi)