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Navy Adm. Scott H. Swift, U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, talks about the 2016 Rim of the Pacific exercise during a news conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 5, 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the world's largest international maritime exercise. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal

Exercise leadership talks RIMPAC 2016 at opening press conference

Navy Adm. Scott H. Swift, U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, talks about the 2016 Rim of the Pacific exercise during a news conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 5, 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the world's largest international maritime exercise. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal

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