U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Charles W. Ray, center left, the commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific, speaks with Coast Guardsmen aboard the national security cutter USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) before the start of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 27, 2014. 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.