PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2010) Engineman 1st Class Christopher Richars, left, and Information Systems Technician 1st Class Kendal Nichols look on as the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) receives fuel from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. RIMPAC, the world's largest multinational maritime exercise, is a biennial event which allows participating nations to work together to build trust and enhance partnerships needed to improve maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2010) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) leads a formation of ships from Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, France, Canada, Australia and the U.S. during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Taylor/Released)
POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 19, 2010) U.S. Marines assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, demonstrate the proper operating procedures for the M-240B machine gun to Malaysian soldiers assigned to the Malaysian Army 9th Royal Malaysian Regiment. The Marines are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2010, a biennial event which allows participating nations to work together to build trust and enhance partnerships needed to improve maritime security. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Orlando Perez/Released)