160725-N-UG232-059 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 24, 2016) - Sailors from Coastal Riverine Squadron THREE's (CRS-3) Riverine Command Boats (RCBs) pass in front of the USS Missouri (BB-63) at Pearl Harbor.  The Sailors were preparing for an exercise to defend the USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) from a simulated attack as it departs to support ships for Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, comprising over 40 ships and submarines and over 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. 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 iteration in the series that began in 1971 and is the world's largest international maritime exercise. (Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist First Class Martin Wright/Released)
<dl><dd>Unit: U.S. Pacific Command</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Anti-terrorism; USS Missouri (BB 63); New Technology; Navy; Hawaii; T-AOE 7; USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7); RIMPAC; USNS Rainer; Afloat Training Group Middle Pacific; Riverine Command Boats; Coastal Riverine Squadron THREE; RIMPAC 2016; Rim of the Pacific  2016; Harbor Escort; STOP contractors; Kekahi</dd></dl>
Petty Officer 1st Class Martin Wright
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