180629-N-MT837-0001 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (June 29, 2018) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) sits next to the Royal Australian Navy Durance-class replenishment oiler HMAS Success (OR 304) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Twenty-six nations, more than 45 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 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 Dylan M. Kinee/Released)