Lt. j.g. Lauren Liebing, center, instructs Hospitalman
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Lt. j.g. Lauren Liebing, center, instructs Hospitalman Jacob Amadin (right) on how to insert an intravenous catheter into Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Franklin Ihama's arm during training aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is currently participating in 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 California coast and 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 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Pyoung K. Yi/Released)
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