Chief Boatswain?s Mate (select) Richard Thornton, a reservist with CART B-104, Naval Weapons Station, Earle, NJ, provides support aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC), modular cargo delivery ship SS Cape Gibson during operations supporting RIMPAC 2002. RIMPAC 2002 is designed to improve tactical proficiency in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while building cooperation and fostering mutual understanding between participating nations. Countries participating this year are: Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States. Thornton is a tugboat captain in New York City as a civilian and helped evacuate thousands of people on Sept. 11, 2002 following the attack on the World Trade Center. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Kevin Elliott.