180719-N-JY822-1026 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii

180719-N-JY822-1026
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 19, 2018) — Sailors assigned to the "Grey Knights" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, the "Broad Arrows" of VP-62, and the "Totems" of VP-69 load an AGM-65 Maverick missile onto a P-3C Orion aircraft on Marine Corps Base Hawaii during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and 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 on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Yeoman 2nd Class Breanna Ancheta/Released)