160714-M-JM737-007 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 14, 2016) - U.S .Marine Staff Sgt. Kyle Nicholson briefs Brig. Gen. David Bellon, Royal New Zealand Navy Commodore Jim Gilmour and Col. Carl Cooper on the data he collected as Assault Amphibious Vehicles with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment came to shore during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Bellon is the Fleet Marine Officer, Amphibious Force; Gilmour is the Combined Forces Amphibious Component Commander; Cooper is the Commanding Officer, Provisional Marine Expeditionary Brigade Hawaii. Twenty-six nations, 49 ships, six submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 16 from June 29 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 while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships between participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 16 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert Sweet)