PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2022) From left, Spencer Sharpe and Jarred Templeton, both deckhands assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division prepare to deploy inert training Mk 52 mine-shapes aboard the range support craft RSC 1 (RSC 1) 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 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 Neil Mabini)