160702-N-HK946-462 PEARL HARBOR (July 2, 2016) Vice Adm. Nora W. Tyson, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet (middle left), and Rear Admiral Koji Manabe, Commander, Escort Flotilla 3 (middle right), prepare to break a traditional Japanese sake drum in the hangar bay of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer helicopter ship JS Hyuga (DDH 181) during a reception for Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 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 that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Travis Litke/Released)