180711-N-MQ094-037 AT SEA (July 11, 2018) United Kingdom Royal Navy Reserves Sub-Lieutenant Jamie Hayhust, left, and Lt. Alvaro Retas, Antiterrorism Officer aboard guided-missile destoyer USS Preble (DDG 88), observe a visit, board, search and seizure training exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018. 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 opp
180711-N-MQ094-037 AT SEA (July 11, 2018) United Kingdom Royal Navy Reserves Sub-Lieutenant Jamie Hayhust, left, and Lt. Alvaro Retas, Antiterrorism Officer aboard guided-missile destoyer USS Preble (DDG 88), observe a visit, board, search and seizure training exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018. 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Ethan T. Miller/Released)
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