180629-N-KR702-0020 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (June 29, 2018) Mr. Gordon Piianaia, right, captain of the most recent Hokule'a worldwide voyage, is welcomed before conducting a presentation at the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 Human Capital Summit held at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam June 29. 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 o


180629-N-KR702-0020 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (June 29, 2018) Mr. Gordon Piianaia, right, captain of the most recent Hokule'a worldwide voyage, is welcomed before conducting a presentation at the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 Human Capital Summit held at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam June 29. 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 1st Class Holly L. Herline/Released)


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