180713-M-FA245-1278 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii

180713-M-FA245-1278 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 13, 2018) Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. 1st Class Masakatsu Sugimoto, right, a samurai martial arts instructor with 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, and U.S. Marine Corps 1st. Sgt. William Radebaugh, company first sergeant, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, spar with each other while waiting for the next training event during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 13, 2018. RIMPAC provides high-value training for task-organized, highly capable Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhances the critical crisis response capability of U.S. Marines in the Pacific. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Montera)