MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California (July

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California (July 29, 2016) – U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division prepare for a beach insert during the Southern California portion of Rim of the Pacific 2016 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, July 29, 2016. Marines and Canadian soldiers conducted beach landings to enhance communication and adaptability between the two nations. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Skyler E. Treverrow/Released)