Quartermaster 3rd Class Ben Iwan, an Apple Valley, Minn., native mans his bow flag walker station as the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan pulls alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser for a replenishment at sea. Ronald Reagan is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 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.