180703-N-MD713-0012 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM,

180703-N-MD713-0012 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 3, 2018) Partner nations a part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 participate in a tactical combat causality care and medical readiness team exchange aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), July 3. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from Jun3 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 between participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cameron Pinske/Released)