180723-M-ZO893-1045 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2018) Lance Cpl. Alex Rojo, a crew chief with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to embark aboard the Philippine navy landing platform dock BRP Davao Del Sur (LD 602) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise off the coast of Hawaii July 23, 2018. RIMPAC provides high-value training for task-organized, highly capable Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhances the critical crisis response capability of U.S. Marines in the Pacific. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Zachary Orr/Released)