MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 12, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Diego Alva, attached to Patrol Squadron (VP) 10, helps secure ordnance to a P-8A Poseidon prior for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-seven nations, 39 ships and five submarines, approximately 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Island 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 1st Class Brandon Vinson)