Multinational SOF Teams Dive on the Forgotten Memorial: USS Utah

180710-N-KV911-0050 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 10, 2018) Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (ABN) and multi-national Special Operations Forces (SOF) participate in an open water dive on the wreck of USS Utah in Pearl Harbor during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 10.Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shaun Griffin/Released)