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Video by Cpl. Sydney Smith

Faces of RIMPAC: Cpl. Nathan Navarro

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

July 2, 2022 | 1:02

220702-M-WC972-2001 PEARL HARBOR (July 2, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nathan Navarro, from Guayama, Puerto Rico, an embarkation chief with Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7 (Ripper 6), speaks about his experience while participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 2, at the Port of Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 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 relationship 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. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Sydney Smith)