160803-N-QL961-050 HALEIWA, Hawaii (Aug. 3, 2016) - Sailors and Airmen attached to Hawaii based commands and Royal New Zealand Navy Sailors attached to HMNZS Te Kaha (F77) participate in a beach cleanup at the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge at Haleiwa, Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016. Twenty-six nations, 49 ships, six submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel participated in RIMPAC from June 29 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 while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships between participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2016 was the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Phillip Pavlovich/Released)