PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Garrett Solomon, from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), signals for a CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, to take off from the flight deck during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. 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 video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaak Martinez)