Royal Canadian Navy Leading Seaman Chad Downey, a clearance diver assigned to Fleet Dive Unit (Atlantic), inspects a simulated improvised explosive device (IED) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, July 20, 2018.
Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and 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. (Canadian Armed Forces photo by Imagery Technician Cpl Trevor Matheson). Original public domain image from Flickr