BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 18, 2022) A U.S. Navy hospital corpsman, right background, and Mexican sailors prepare to board an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, during Valkyrie training as part of Rim on the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2022 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2022 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. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sydney Smith)