PACIFIC OCEAN (July 15, 2022) U.S. Marines assigned to 7th Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7, carry a simulated casualty off an U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk during a casualty evacuation drill in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD2), in the Pacific Ocean, July 15, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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 Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)