Category: US Navy Pacific Fleet

U.S. Navy RADM Mark A. Melson, Commander Logistics Group Western Pacific, Commander Task Force 73 (CTF 73), right, attends a ship tour by U.S. Navy Capt. Daniel J. Keeler, Pacific Partnership 2024-2 mission commander, aboard the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EFP 9) while ported in Sembawang, Singapore, July 23, 2024.July 23, 2024. Now in its 20th iteration, Pacific Partnership series is the 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 Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gavin Arnoldhendershot)

U.S. Navy RADM Mark A. Melson, Commander Logistics Group Western Pacific (COMLOG WESTPAC), Commander Task Force 73 (CTF 73), right, talks with media representatives from local media outlets aboard the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EFP 9) while ported in Sembawang, Singapore, July 23, 2024. Now in its 20th iteration, Pacific Partnership series is the 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 Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gavin Arnoldhendershot)

PORT VILA, Vanuatu (July 18, 2024) – U.S. Navy Lt. Dylan Rich, a Medical Administration Officer, serves a volleyball while playing with Pacific Partnership 24-2 personnel and teachers from the Kawenu Primary School, during a community outreach event as part of Pacific Partnership 24-2 in Port Vila, Vanuatu, July 18, 2024. Pacific Partnership the U. S. Navy’s largest humanitarian and civic assistance mission with partner-nations, non-governmental organizations and other government agencies to execute a variety of humanitarian civic action missions across the Indo-Pacific. The annual mission is designed to strengthen relationships and improve U.S. and partner-capacity to deliver humanitarian assistance and disaster-relief preparedness. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Winslow Blow/Released)

PORT VILA, Vanuatu (July 18, 2024) – Students at the Kawenu Primary School play tug of war during a community outreach event as part of Pacific Partnership 24-2 in Port Vila, Vanuatu, July 18, 2024. Pacific Partnership the U. S. Navy’s largest humanitarian and civic assistance mission with partner-nations, non-governmental organizations and other government agencies to execute a variety of humanitarian civic action missions across the Indo-Pacific. The annual mission is designed to strengthen relationships and improve U.S. and partner-capacity to deliver humanitarian assistance and disaster-relief preparedness. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Winslow Blow/Released)

PORT VILA, Vanuatu (July 16, 2024) – U.S. Navy Cmdr. Antonio Roy, of San Fabian, Philippines, observes Dr. Minado Paul, outpatient clinic, assessing a patient. Commander Roy: “We are learning more from them than they are learning from us. How they adapted to their circumstances has allowed them to come to the same diagnosis, despite lacking sophisticated medical equipment, such as CAT scans.” U. S. Navy visited the Port Vila Central Hospital to support Pacific Partnerships 24-2. Pacific Partnership is the U. S. Navy’s largest humanitarian and civic assistance mission with partner-nations, non-governmental organizations, and other government agencies to execute a variety of humanitarian civic action missions across the Indo-Pacific. The annual mission is designed to strengthen relationships and improve U.S. and partner-capacity to deliver humanitarian assistance and disaster-relief preparedness. (U. S. Army photo by Civil Affairs Specialist Sgt. Jaron Nigoza)

PORT VILA, Vanuatu (July 16, 2024), Cmdr. Kenichiro (left) of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, Dr. Caleb Vangana, contracted by Solomon Islands Medical Council, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Antonio Roy, of San Fabian, Philippines, and Warrant Officer John Matarika, of the Vanuatu Mobile Force, pose for a photo during Pacific Partnerships 24-2. Pacific Partnership is the U. S. Navy’s largest humanitarian and civic assistance mission with partner-nations, non-governmental organizations and other government agencies to execute a variety of humanitarian civic action missions across the Indo-Pacific. The annual mission is designed to strengthen relationships and improve U.S. and partner-capacity to deliver humanitarian assistance and disaster-relief preparedness. (U. S. Army photo by Civil Affairs Specialist Sgt. Jaron Nigoza)

PORT Vila, Vanuatu (July 19, 2024) – Chief Master-at-Arms Jon Cox, left, of Tyler, Texas, Logistics Specialist Submarine 1st Class Hsien Clod Pascua, right, of Honolulu and Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Joseph Dezamits of Scott Township, Pa., all deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 24-2, prepare to raise the American flag for the first time at the opening ceremony of the U.S. Embassy in Port Vila, Vanuatu, July 19, 2024. The United States established diplomatic relations with the Government of Vanuatu in 1986. Ambassador Ann Marie Yastishock, is accredited to Vanuatu as the nonresident Ambassador and leads the diplomatic mission based in Port Vila. This opening further marks the growth of our relationship with Vanuatu and underlines the strength of our commitment to our bilateral relations, to the Ni-Vanuatu people, and to our partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Winslow Blow/Released)

PORT Vila, Vanuatu (July 19, 2024) – U.S. Navy Capt. Mark Asuncion, the Senior U.S. Official in Vanuatu, speaks at the opening ceremony of the U.S. Embassy in Port Vila, Vanuatu, July 19, 2024. The United States established diplomatic relations with the Government of Vanuatu in 1986. Ambassador Ann Marie Yastishock, is accredited to Vanuatu as the nonresident Ambassador and leads the diplomatic mission based in Port Vila. This opening further marks the growth of our relationship with Vanuatu and underlines the strength of our commitment to our bilateral relations, to the Ni-Vanuatu people, and to our partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Winslow Blow/Released)