USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) Conducts At Sea Operations During RIMPAC

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2016) - Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Michael Lucas, from San Francisco, operates a MK-38 25mm gun mount remote operating console during a combat systems drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110). 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Emiline L. M. Senn/Released)