Air Force Capt. Hunter Hayes, A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 924th Fighter Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, looks at his pre-flight checklist prior to take off in support RIMPAC 22 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii July 25, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel - including Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 624 RSG -- are participating in #RIMPAC2022 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 trai


Air Force Capt. Hunter Hayes, A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 924th Fighter Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, looks at his pre-flight checklist prior to take off in support RIMPAC 22 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii July 25, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel - including Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 624 RSG -- are participating in #RIMPAC2022 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, which aims to strengthen partners' collective forces and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific.


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