Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Carlson Buenavista, a reservist
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Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Carlson Buenavista, a reservist assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 14 loads a pallet of tools onto the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (NTVR) for the humanitarian assistance/disaster relief portion of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Edward Kessler/Released)
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