180720-O-N0842-2015 SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii (July

180720-O-N0842-2015 SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii (July 20, 2018) Leading Seaman Murray Rankin, a Canadian clearance diver, assists Leading Seaman Chad Downey take off a bomb suit as part of an improvised explosive device (IED) countermeasure scenario during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 20. 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. (Canadian Armed Forces photo by Imagery Technician Cpl Trevor Matheson/Released)