180712-M-UG171-1005 MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 12, 2018) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Kadee Smith, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, guides U.S. Army Spc. Charles Pond, a heavy equipment operator assigned to 571st Engineer Construction Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, while operating an all-terrain lifter during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 12, 2018. U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to NMCB-1 are supporting U.S. Army equipment operators assigned to 571st Engineer Construction Co. with route clearing training based on an environmental disaster scenario such as a tsunami or hurricane. Twenty-five nations, 45 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 on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres/Released)