PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2022) The Palau patrol ship PPS Kedam, left, the Royal Navy River-class patrol vessel HMS Tamar (P233), center, the U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class cutter USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139), right, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Kirisame (DD 104), front, transit the Pacific Ocean during a multilateral search and rescue exercise (SAREX) coordinated with the U.S. Navy, Republic of Palau, U.S. Coast Guard, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Royal Navy in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)