PACIFIC OCEAN (June 23, 2022) Ships of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) sail in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Navy ships. Front row, right to left: the Royal Australian Navy Canberra-class landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L 02), the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183). Second row, right to left: the JMSDF Takanami-class destroyer JS Takanami (DD 110), the Royal Australian Navy Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tide-class replenishment oiler HMAS Supply (AO 195) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). Third row, right to left: the guided-missile destroyers USS Sampson (DDG 102) and USS Gridley (DDG 101), and the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152). Back row: the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111). Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 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 on the world�s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Aleksandr Freutel)