SAN DIEGO (July 6, 2022) Operations Specialist 1st Class Bounthavy Vongnikone, from Providence, R.I., assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1, shows Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal Australian Navy sailors how to sling a Hydroid REMUS 100 autonomous underwater vehicle for release into the sea from a helicopter during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California. 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 3rd Class Larissa T. Dougherty)