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U.S. and Republic of Korea Special Operations Forces conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure ( VBSS) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four 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.

U.S. and Republic of Korea special operations forces conduct VBSS training during RIMPAC 2022

WAIPIO, Hawaii (June 29, 2022) - U.S. and Republic of Korea Special Operations Forces conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure ( VBSS) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four 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. Flickr

USS Abraham Lincoln arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in RIMPAC 2022

PEARL HARBOR (June 28, 2022) – Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, June 28. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four 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. Flickr

Pacific Partnership 2022 senior leaders meet with Vietnamese medical professionals

PHU YEN, Vietnam (June 28, 2022) - Capt. Hank Kim, center, Pacific Partnership 2022 mission commander, and Capt. Timothy Quast, left, commanding officer of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), speak with Tran Sang, a Vietnamese orthopedic technician at the Phu Yen General hospital during a tour 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. Flickr

U.S. Marines participate in shelter construction training during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center

OKINAWA, Japan (June 28, 2022) - U.S. Marines with 3rd Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company, 9th Engineering Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics group, participate in hands-on shelter construction training during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 28, 2022. During the training, EOD Marines prepared to support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations by practicing survival methods in areas where logistical support may not be available. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. Flickr

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan (June 28, 2022) - A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 28, 2022. Marines with VMFA-242 conducted close air support with inert GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs at Combined Arms Training Center, Fuji in support of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. This training marked the first-ever live close air support missions in Japan with an F-35B Lightning II aircraft. Flickr

U.S. Navy Corpsmen conduct a casualty evacuation drill during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at CAT Center

FUJI, Japan (June 24, 2022) - U.S. Navy Corpsmen with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines conduct a casualty evacuation drill during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 24, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Flickr

Peruvian Navy corvette BAP Guise (CC-28) arrives at JBPHH to participate in Rim of the Pacific 2022

PEARL HARBOR (June 28, 2022) – Peruvian Navy corvette BAP Guise (CC-28) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) to participate in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, June 28. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four 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. Flickr

Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 participants at the Southern California opening ceremony

SAN DIEGO (June 28, 2022) – Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 participants network at the Southern California opening ceremony. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four 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. Flickr

U.S. Marines disembark from an MV-22B Osprey during a helicopter raid training exercise

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan (June 28, 2022) - U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembark from an MV-22B Osprey during a helicopter raid training exercise on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, June 28, 2022. The training exercise consisted of Marines taking control of a known location to establish a Forward Arming and Refueling Point. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. Flickr

Lt. Pichler, a dentist in the RAAF, prepares to perform a dental procedure on Vietnamese child during PP22

TUY HOA, VIETNAM (June 27, 2022) - Flight Lt. Michael Pichler, a dentist in the Royal Australian Air Force, middle right, prepares to perform a dental procedure on Vietnamese child during 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. Flickr

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