160719-G-AT057-075 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2016) Coast Guard Cutter Stratton's crewmember climbs a Jacob's ladder in preparation to board the Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) for a counter-piracy law enforcement exercise during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in Rim of the Pacific exercise 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 opport
160719-G-AT057-075 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2016) Coast Guard Cutter Stratton's crewmember climbs a Jacob's ladder in preparation to board the Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) for a counter-piracy law enforcement exercise during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in Rim of the Pacific exercise 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. ( Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart)
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