040707-N-8053T-012 Carquin, Peru (July 07, 2004) - Boatswain Mate 1st Class Nikita Bibbs from Houston, Texas, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) entertains some of the children from the village with his CD player while attempting to communicate in Spanish. Eleven partner nations from the and Latin America are supporting the largest multilateral exercise in the Southern Hemisphere. Held Since 1959, UNITAS aims to unite military forces throughout the Americas with bilateral and multilateral shipboard, amphibious and in-port exercises and operations. UNITAS imp


040707-N-8053T-012 Carquin, Peru (July 07, 2004) - Boatswain Mate 1st Class Nikita Bibbs from Houston, Texas, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) entertains some of the children from the village with his CD player while attempting to communicate in Spanish. Eleven partner nations from the and Latin America are supporting the largest multilateral exercise in the Southern Hemisphere. Held Since 1959, UNITAS aims to unite military forces throughout the Americas with bilateral and multilateral shipboard, amphibious and in-port exercises and operations. UNITAS improves operational readiness and interoperability of and South American naval, coast guard, and marine forces while promoting friendship, professionalism and understanding among participants. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kristen Thorstenson (RELEASED) US Navy 040707-N-8053T-012 Boatswain Mate 1st Class Nikita Bibbs from Houston, Texas, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) entertains some of the children from the village


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