Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS

Sailors assigned to the amphibious
assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5), right, play volleyball against Sailors
assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while in
port at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in Rim of the
Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and
submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are
participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around
the Hawaiian Islands. 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 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in
1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class
Katarzyna Kobiljak/Released)