Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Rear Adm. Kazushi Yokota, commander, JMSDF Escort Flotilla Three and Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 Combined Task Force Vice Commander, left, greets U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, right, hand as she arrives aboard JS Kunisaki (LST-4003), July 11. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971.(Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Keigo Sugiura)