Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Michael Redding, a San Lorenzo, Calif., native assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron 2, wipes down an F/A-18F Super Hornet in the hangar bay of USS Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world‚Äôs 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‚Äôs oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971.