Category: US Navy

LAE, Papua New Guinea (July 28, 2025) Pacific Partnership 2025 multinational band perform at Lae High School during Pacific Partnership 2025 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 Communications Specialist Seaman Isabell Mendoza)

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)

LAE, Papua New Guinea (July 28, 2025) – German Army OR-6 Justine Scherer attached to the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), poses for a photo with a patient in Tent City Urban Clinic, in Lae, Papua New Guinea, on 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 Mario E. Reyes Villatoro)

LAE, Papua New Guinea (July 28, 2025) A local Papua New Guinean pastor delivers a prayer at the beginning of a Women’s Peace and Security conference during Pacific Partnership 2025 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)

LAE, Papua New Guinea (July 28, 2025) – Lt. Kelly Ganen, left, attached to the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), and Dental Officer, Dr. Terrolynne Noese, discuss dental capabilities in Tent City Urban Clinic, in Lae, Papua New Guinea, on 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 Mario E. Reyes Villatoro)