180708-N-OW019-1005 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 8, 2018) Sailors

180708-N-OW019-1005 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 8, 2018) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit ONE maneuver a rigid-hull inflatable boat to be recovered by the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) on July 8, 2018 in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), July 8. 25 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 Logan C. Kellums)