Kentucky National Guardsmen with the 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Regiment gather with members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force after the final rounds were fired of a combined live-fire exercise during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 in Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands in Kauai, Hawaii, July 12, 2026.Thirty nations, over 30 ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. 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 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Sgt. Scott Raymond)