180628-N-QB805-0007 PEARL HARBOR (June 28, 2018) A

180628-N-QB805-0007 PEARL HARBOR (June 28, 2018) A Sailor assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) is up to bat in a softball game against Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer helicopter ship JS Ise (DDH 182) during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 softball tournament. 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 1st Class Randi Brown/Released)