australia, new zealand. this is rimpack with 22 nations, 42 ships, 200 aircraft and 25,000 people all taking part in maneuvers off the coast of hawaii. one of the operations involves an l. cat. it s an operation will they go out into the ocean. they can go about 50 miles an hour on the water, 20 miles an hour on land and it can carry 60-tons of supplies and/or equipment. the ability of the countries within the region to bring their capabilities together benefits not only the united states but the region as a whole. everybody does things a little differently. everybody has techniques that are different. they have different terminology, different procedures, different standards. some of these operations are very complex. it s the complexity along with the build up in the pacific and the pressure to respond to humanitarian crisis, which means cooperation amongst allies is more important than ever. we are building the ability