PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2018) Quartermaster 1st Class Mikayla Lovette acts as lee helmsman aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) during a replenishment-at-sea with Royal Canadian Navy supply ship MV Asterix during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 24. 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. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Ethan T. Miller/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2018) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Benjamin Reeb, left, and Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Cameron Nicoletti, right, fire a shot-line during a replenishment-at-sea with Royal Canadian Navy supply ship MV Asterix as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 24. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anita C. Newman/Released)
At Sea (July 23, 2018) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Kyle Bonsiero puts together the an M2 .50 caliber machinegun after performing weekly maintenance aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88). Preble is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anita C. Newman/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2018) Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341), left, and guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), middle, form a line behind guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) for a replenishment-at-sea with Royal Canadian Navy supply ship MV Asterix during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 24.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anita C. Newman/Released)
At Sea (24 July, 2018) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Warren Daigger, right, takes down information from Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Tihitna Gebreselasse while conducting a general quarters drill aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), July 24. Preble is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Ethan T. Miller/Released)
Sailors attached to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 conduct a final mission brief before entering a possible homemade explosives production facility during a training drill on Naval Base Guam, July 26, 2018. EODMU-5 is assigned to Commander, Task Force 75, the primary expeditionary task force responsible for the planning and execution of coastal riverine operations, explosive ordnance disposal, diving engineering and construction, and underwater construction in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Isaiah Cristobal, attached to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 participates in a possible homemade explosives facility training drill at Naval Base Guam, July 26, 2018.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Isaiah Cristobal, from Kailua Kona Hawaii, attached to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 shoots training blanks during a possible homemade explosives facility training drill at Naval Base Guam, July 26, 2018.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Isaiah Cristobal, from Kailua Kona Hawaii, attached to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 prepares gear during a possible homemade explosives production facility training drill on Naval Base Guam, July 26, 2018.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class Bennett Black, from Dallas Texas, attached to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 participates in a training drill on Naval Base Guam, July 26, 2018.
All Photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kryzentia Richards US Navy/released.