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Multinational ships sail in formation July 22, off the coast of Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. 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.

Multinational ships sail in formation during RIMPAC 2024
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ismael Hinojosa, a fire support Marine with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, post security with an M240B medium machine gun during Certification Exercise 24.3 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 17, 2024.

5th ANGLICO | CERTEX 24.3: Patrols
Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Elena Ramirez, a Visayas, Philippines native, signals to a landing craft, air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, as it enters the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024.

USS Somerset Boatswain’s Mate signals landing craft during night operations
HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Naval Strike Missile during a long-planned, live-fire sinking exercise off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii as a part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024.

HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Naval Strike Missile during RIMPAC 2024
Hull Technician 3rd Class Mario EnriquezSanchez, a Denver native, cuts the baseplate of a 3D printed component aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024.

USS Somerset Sailor cuts 3D printed component
An MV-22B Osprey pilot, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), signals for fuel to Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Qwashewn Mayes (right), a Memphis, Tennessee native, on the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024.

MV-22B Osprey pilot signals for fuel aboard USS Somerset
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) conduct Military Ops on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) training at Aibano training area, Japan, July 20, 2024.

Orient Shield 24 Military Ops Urbanized Terrain
Two U.S. Navy E/A 18-G Growlers and one Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fly in formation during a French PEGASE mission for an aerial interaction, July 19, 2024.

US Navy, Marines participate in trilateral exercise PEGASE
Philippine Air Force FA-50’s fly alongside U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor’s form the 199th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during low-level training at Basa Air Base, Philippines, June 14, 2024.

Hawaiian Raptor’s Make Historical First Landing at Basa Air Base
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 conduct aerial command and control from an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), MRF-D 24.3, as part of an airfield seizure training event during Exercise Predator’s Run 24 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, July 16, 2024.

MRF-D 24.3 Marines conduct aerial command and control from MV-22B Osprey during Exercise Predator’s Run 24
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U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 unload baggage from a Boeing 777 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 24, 2024. MRF-D 24.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and Allies and partners and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian L. Bestul)
240324-M-QB328-1276.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Cristian Bestul

DARWIN, NT, AUSTRALIA - U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 unload baggage from a Boeing 777 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 24, 2024. MRF-D 24.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and Allies and partners and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian L. Bestul)


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