Pacific Partnership 2025 Leaders speak for a local radio broadcast in Lae, Papua New Guinea, July 2025 [Image 5 of 6]

LAE, Papua New Guinea (July 28, 2025) U.S. Navy Capt. Mark B. Stefanik, mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2025 (PP-25), speaks at a local radio station during PP-25 in Lae, Papua New Guinea, July 28, 2025. Now in its 21st iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster management preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alexander Bussman)