160717-N-TR141-108 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2016) Cmdr.

160717-N-TR141-108 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2016) Cmdr. Scott Larson (left), Commanding Officer of littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4), gives Under Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Janine A. Davidson a tour of the ship during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Davidson is in Hawaii visiting RIMPAC participating units and seeing Great Green Fleet initiatives that are a part of the exercise. 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. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Benjamin A. Lewis/Released)