PACIFIC OCEAN (July 22, 2022) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday meets with sailors aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier JS Izumo (DDH-183) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 22. 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray/Released)