Hawaii - RIMPAC 2012, US Navy Photo

U.S. sailors and Marines man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as the ship returns from operations supporting Rim of the Pacific 2012 to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 1, 2012. RIMPAC is a U.S. Pacific Command-hosted biennial multinational maritime exercise designed to foster and sustain international cooperation on the security on the world’s oceans. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)