PP24-2 Kosrae Coastal Erosion Survey [Image 13 of 21]

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KOSRAE, Federated States of Micronesia (Sept. 17, 2024) – U.S. Army Maj. Gavin Devries, from San Jose, Calif., of the U.S. Army Reserve 351st Civil Affairs Command, inspects sand erosion from under a dilapidated World War II bunker on Mosral Beach as part of a coastal erosion subject matter expert exchange with members from the Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority during Pacific Partnership 2024-2 in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, Sept. 17, 2024. The survey was conducted to document and assess beach erosion and progression around six sites on Kosrae. Now in its 20th iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the U.S. Navy’s largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Raymond D. Diaz III/Released)