180703-N-QE566-0005 HONOLULU (July 3, 2018) Navy Region Hawaii Command Master Chief Greg Vidaurri, Honolulu Deputy Police Chief John McCarthy, Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard, Rear Adm. Brian Fort, commander of Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Command Master Chief Greg Carlson, right, meet with other city and county first responders and agencies July 3, 2018 before a press conference on safety, prevention and "sharing Aloha" during the 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. During RIMPAC the Navy provides nearly 100 shore patrol personnel who are on duty from sundown to sunrise and who work closely with HPD in Waikiki. The Region and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific command master chiefs are participating in a ride-along with HPD on July 6. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five 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 among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill Doughty/Released)