U.S. Marines from 15th MEU, BLT 1/5, C Company 1st Platoon and 3rd LCT, C Company take part in a land assault exercise at Bellows Air Force Station during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) July 24, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in Rim of the Pacific Exercise (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.