PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2016) Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Reagen Isbell, from Florence, Texas, performs a periodic inspection on a rotor of an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Golden Hawks of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 112 in USS John C. Stennis’ (CVN 74) hangar bay during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime exercise. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC until to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, 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 exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andre T. Richard/ Released)