180702-N-MT837-0050 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 2, 2018)

180702-N-MT837-0050 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 2, 2018) Royal Australian Navy sailors sound boatswain’s pipes aboard Royal Australian Navy multi-product replenishment oiler HMAS Success (OR 304), as it sits pierside next to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan M. Kinee/Released)