 I'm Abel Seaman, Shani Simpson, and I'm a dental assistant in the Royal Australian Navy. As it's my first overseas deployment, it feels pretty amazing representing my country here in Hawaii on RIMPAC 2022. It's been amazing to deploy outside of my normal role as a dental assistant, and as a battle watch keeper, I've been able to see what it's like to be a part of a multinational exercise. As a battle watch keeper assistant, I report to my battle watch captain. We are the first point of contact for all Australian members here deployed on RIMPAC. We're the first to know about any incidents, emergencies, situations with the ships or members, and we delegate that within the Australian National Command Element. Well, working within a tri-service environment as a battle watch keeper assistant, it's really given me the confidence that the Australian Defence Force is a capable adaptive partner. During my time here at Hawaii on my days off, I've been lucky enough to visit the USS Arizona and USS Missouri. It's been an absolute eye-opener and an honor to go see those memorials in person, as I never thought I'd be able to experience something like that before. So it's been pretty challenging being away from my family and my partner, but it's totally worth it. I've met so many amazing people and they're going to be friends for life, so they're like a second family to me here. So away from work, I've managed to travel around the island and visit a few beaches. I've been to Waikiki, North Shore, and I've also been able to go snorkeling, so if given the opportunity to come on Rimpack, I'd say go for it.