PACIFIC OCEAN (July 22, 2022) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday speaks to Sailors in the hangar bay aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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 to safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kassandra Alanis/released)