A U.S. soldier talks to his headquarters leadership team and provides them with the wind speed readings from the drop zone before conducting static line airborne operation during Rim of the Pacific exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 17, 2018. 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 as part of Task Force 177. Rimpac provides unique training opportunities while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and the security of the world’s oceans. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos Gomez