The 2022 Rim of the Pacific exercise — Rimpac, for short — is underway in and around Hawaii and Southern California.
Rimpac is the world’s largest international maritime exercise, with more than two dozen nations participating to strengthen their collective forces and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific.
This year’s theme is “Capable, Adaptive, Partners,” and participants are exercising a wide range of capabilities, demonstrating the flexibility of maritime forces.
2022 marks the 28th edition of Rimpac, a biennial event first conducted in 1971.
Sailors prepare to connect a fuel hose during a replenishment aboard the USS Essex during Rim of the Pacific, the world’s largest international martime exercise, in the Pacific Ocean, July 15, 2022.
Marines move to an objective during training at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 16, 2022, in support of Rim of the Pacific, the world’s largest international maritime exercise.
U.S. and Mexican marines conduct small boat training near Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 6, 2022, in support of Rim of the Pacific, the world’s largest international maritime exercise.
U.S. Army and South Korean special operations service members conduct helocast operations during Rim of the Pacific, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, in Hawaii, July 20, 2022.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Chaffe launches an SM-2 Block IV missile during a joint surface-to-air missile exercise with the Royal Canadian navy off the coast of Hawaii as part of the Rim of the Pacific exercise, July 19, 2022. Twenty-six nations and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise.
U.S. Marines and Mexican counterparts practice small boat flipping techniques while training with Sri Lankan, Indonesian and Australian service members during Rim of the Pacific 2022 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 6, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in Rimpac, the world’s largest international maritime exercise.
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Princes Rosit directs an F-35C Lightning II on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during Rim of the Pacific 2022 in the Pacific Ocean, July 14, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in Rimpac, the world’s largest maritime exercise.
U.S. and Indonesian marines begin clearing procedures during urban operations training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 15, 2022. The training was part of Rim of the Pacific 2022, the world’s largest international maritime exercise.
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Ramirez surfaces after salvage training during the Rim of the Pacific exercise in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 13, 2022. Twenty-six nations and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise.
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