JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (June 26, 2026) Michael McGinnis, executive director of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and research staff from Naval Health Research Center (MHRC) pose for a photo on the flight deck of USS Essex (LHD 2) during the first portion of exercises at Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026. Thirty-one nations, 36 surface ships, 5 submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 206 aircraft and 25,000 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 26 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. NHRC, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, supports Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality with research and development that delivers high-value, high-impact solutions to the health and readiness challenges that the U.S. military population faces on the battlefield, at-sea, home and abroad. (U.S. Navy photo by Danielle Cazarez/Released)
| Date Taken: | 06.26.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.14.2026 12:09 |
| Photo ID: | 9809839 |
| VIRIN: | 260626-N-PO071-7983 |
| Resolution: | 7952x4472 |
| Size: | 6.08 MB |
| Location: | HAWAII, US |
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