Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1 prepare a bottlenose dolphin for a mine countermeasure training exercise off the coast of San Diego during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 Exercise. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Scott/Released)