Singapore navy Lt. Col. Aaron Beng, the commanding officer of the frigate RSS Intrepid (F 69), addresses the crew aboard the ship at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 29, 2014, during morning quarters as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 exercise. RIMPAC is a U.S. Pacific Fleet-hosted biennial multinational maritime exercise designed to foster and sustain international cooperation on the security of the worlds oceans.