A boat crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) and an aircrew from the Japanese ship, JS Ise (DDH 182) work together during a Search and Rescue Exercise as part of the Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) portion of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 Exercise. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to August 1, 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 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Manda M. Emery/Released)