PEARL HARBOR (July 25, 2022) Royal Australian Navy Petty Officer David Palu delivers instruction to Leading Seaman Maritime Connie Whaipooti during a Damage Control exercise aboard Royal Australian Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMAS Supply (A 195) while participating in 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 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 courtesy photo by Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez)