USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) Sailors perform daily operations [Image 2 of 3]

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2025) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Kenneth Rettig, from Gastonia, North Carolina, left, and Senior Chief Boatswain’s Mate Jesus Hernandez, from Tulare, California, right, conduct a spot check for the M18 aboard the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) in the Indo-Pacific region on July 17, 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 region and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Isabel Mendoza)