180710-N-NH199-0013 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM,

180710-N-NH199-0013 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 10, 2018) Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command Lt. Gen. Brian Fenty is rung on Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam before taking a tour of the ship during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise July 10. Twenty-five nations, more 46 ships and 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 wile fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships between 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 Seaman Harley K. Sarmiento)