Ensign Madison Herzig, from Loxahatchee, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), is shown here training with a baton in a security reaction force class during the Force Integration phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 on July 24. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel participated in RIMPAC 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.
