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U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Whitehead, right, assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Oregon, demonstrates medical procedures to a Republic of Korea marine during a subject matter expert exchange at Marine Corps Base Hawaii as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, June 28, 2024. The partner forces conducted the SME exchange to increase capabilities and build ally cohesion. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)