MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, Hawaii (August 1, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. John Crozier, an aircrewman from Cypress, Texas, assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7 (MAGTF-7), observes a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to HMH-462, MAGTF-7, during an amphibious raid for a multinational littoral operations exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, August 1, 2022.

Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2022 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2022 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.