PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2022) Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett and U.S. Navy secure a Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter to the flight deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 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 worlds 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. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)